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In the first quarter, the quarterly growth rate of deposits of domestic enterprises and private persons did not change (6.5%). Deposits of private persons increased by 30.1 million lats or 7.3%, and those of enterprises, by 25.0 million lats or 5.7%. As a result, at the end of the first quarter deposits of domestic private persons amounted to 48.8% of deposits of domestic enterprises and private persons received by the banking sector.

Deposits of domestic enterprises and private persons received in lats increased (by 33.8 million lats), as did their deposits in foreign currencies (by 21.3 million lats; for monthly changes in the above indicators, see Chart 9). Of all deposits denominated in foreign currencies at the end of the first quarter, 88.8% was deposits in US dollars (88.3% at the end of the fourth quarter) and 5.4% was in euros (4.9%). At the end of the first quarter, deposits of domestic enterprises and private persons amounted to 903.3 million lats.

 

Chart 9

Deposits of Domestic Enterprises and Private Persons

(at end of period; in millions of lats)

In lats
In foreign currencies

The stability of the banking system and economic growth preconditioned positive changes in the maturity profile of deposits. In the first quarter, demand deposits did not change substantially, but time deposits grew by 55.8 million lats or 16.4%. As a result, the share of time deposits in deposits of domestic enterprises and private persons increased from 40.1% in December to 43.8% in March.

Non-resident non-banks' deposits with Latvian banks declined by 47.0 million lats or 4.9%, amounting to 50.5% of total deposits at the end of March (53.3% at the end of December). This was largely determined by a decrease in demand deposits.