Statistics

Financial Stability Indicators

	23-Jul-24	24-Jul-24	25-Jul-24	26-Jul-24
1. Exchange Rates

Loti per US dollar	18.3528	18.4153	18.4813	18.2754
Loti per Euro	19.9780	19.9673	20.0228	19.8333
Loti per Pound	23.7059	23.7304	23.8081	23.5000
Loti per SDR	24.3413	24.4095	24.5007	24.2825

2. Interest rates (Percent per Annum)

Central Bank	Feb 2024	Mar 2024	Apr 2024	May 2024
Lombard Facility	10,93	10,78	10,59	10,93

Treasury Bills	15/05/24	29/05/24	12/06/24	26/06/24
91 days	6,88%	6,93%	6,96%	6,96%
182 days	6,76%	6,81%	6,86%	6,88%
273 days	6,74%	6,79%	6.83%	6,85%
364 days	6,76%	6,81%	6,81%	6,80%

	Feb 2024	Mar 2024	Apr 2024	May 2024
Prime lending rate	11,25	11,25	11,25	11,25
Deposit Rates
Savings rate	1,60	1,60	1,60	1,60
Call	2,65	2,65	2,65	2,65
Time deposits (12 months)	4,74	4,74	4,74	4,74

3. Monetary Aggregates (Million Maloti unless stated)
	Feb 2024	Mar 2024	Apr 2024	May 2024
Broad Money (M2)	16,887.51	17,636.19	17,225.56	17,223.67
Net Domestic Claims - Banking System	4,729.45	6,292.36	3,893.94	3,436.29
Net Claims on Government	(5,463.87)	(3,796.73)	(6,313.28)	(7,096.67)
Claims on Other Assets	10,193.33	10,089.09	10,207.22	10,532.97
Net Foreign Assets	22,775.83	21,612.64	23,978.16	23,720.41
CBL Net Foreign Assets	12,465.03	11,969.78	13,841.71	13,860.11
ODCs Net Foreign Assets	10,310.80	9,642.86	10,136.45	9,860.29