Statistics

Financial Stability Indicators

	03-Dec-24	04-Dec-24	05-Dec-24	06-Dec-24
1. Exchange Rates

Loti per US dollar	18.1048	18.1328	18.0868	18.0333
Loti per Euro	19.0058	19.0549	19.0542	19.0868
Loti per Pound	22.9253	23.9934	23.0182	23.0182
Loti per SDR	23.8024	23.8337	23.3686	23.8024

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