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Foreign Exchange and Liquidity and Monthly Balance Sheet, February 2023

​In February 2023, the foreign-exchange reserve increased by kr. 5.4 billion to kr. 600.0 billion. The increase reflects Danmarks Nationalbank's net purchase of foreign exchange for kr. 5.4 billion.


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THE FOREIGN-EXCHANGE RESERVE

In February 2023, the foreign-exchange reserve increased by kr. 5.4 billion to kr. 600.0 billion. The increase reflects Danmarks Nationalbank's net purchase of foreign exchange for kr. 5.4 billion, cf. table 1.

For settlement in February, Danmarks Nationalbank has not intervened in the foreign exchange market.

Danmarks Nationalbank's net foreign-exchange purchases and the change in the foreign-exchange reserve - table 1

Kr. billionFebruary 2023January 2023 - February 2023
Danmarks Nationalbank's interventions* to purchase foreign exchange, net0.013.2
Other**5.48.8
Danmarks Nationalbank's net foreign-exchange purchases5.422.0
The central government's net foreign borrowing***0.00.0
Change in the foreign-exchange reserve5.421.9

Note: Details may not add because of rounding and previously published figure may have been revised. All transactions as per settlement date.

* Intervention takes place when Danmarks Nationalbank purchases and sells foreign exchange for Danish kroner in the foreign-exchange market in order to stabilise the exchange rate.

** Comprises e.g. interest accrued on the foreign-exchange reserve, the central government's net payments in foreign exchange, and changes in the banks' deposits in euro-denominated accounts at Danmarks Nationalbank.

*** Including net payments to the central government in foreign exchange as a result of currency swaps.

DEVELOPMENT IN LIQUIDITY

In February, the central government's net financing requirement amounted to kr. -8.9 billion. Since the turn of the year, the central government's net financing requirement has been kr. -3.7 billion, cf. table 2.

The net position of the banks and mortgage-credit institutes vis-à-vis Danmarks Nationalbank decreased by kr. 3.9 billion in February, to an outstanding amount of kr. 265.1 billion. In February, the central government's liquidity impact decreased the net position by kr. 8.8 billion.

Impact of various factors on the net position of the banks and mortgage-credit institutes via-a-vis Danmarks Nationalbank - table 2

Kr. billionFebruary 2023January 2023 - February 2023
The central government's net financing-8.9-3.7
Redemption on domestic central-government debt*9.114.2
Net bond purchases by the government funds and own portfolio and financing of social housing0.80.4
Other**0.20.0
The central government's gross domestic financing requirement1.210.9
The central government's gross domestic borrowing***10.115.7
The central government's liquidity impact-8.8-4.8
Danmarks Nationalbank's net foreign-exchange purchases5.422.0
Danmarks Nationalbank's net bond purchases-0.3-1.0
Other factors****-0.21.1
Change in net position-3.917.2

Note: Details may not add because of rounding and previously published figure may have been revised. All transactions as per settlement date.

* Including krone-denominated payments by the central government in currency swaps.

** Comprises foreign net financing requirement and changes in net collateral for the government’s swap portfolio.

*** Gross long-term borrowing, net short-term borrowing and krone-denominated payments to the central government in currency swaps.

**** Comprises e.g. changes in banknotes and coins in circulation.

DANMARKS NATIONALBANK'S INTEREST RATES

Since 3 February 2023 the discount rate has been 2,10 pct. p.a., since 3 February 2023 the current-account interest rate has been 2,10 pct. p.a., since 3 February 2023 the lending rate has been 2,25 pct. p.a. and since 3 February 2023 the rate of interest on certificates of deposit has been 2,10 pct. p.a.

Enquiries can be directed to press advisor Ole Mikkelsen on tel. +45 3363 6027.

BALANCE SHEET OF DANMARKS NATIONALBANK 28 FEBRUARY 2023

Assets 2023 2023
1000 kr.28/0231/01
Stock of gold27,036,41127,036,411
Foreign assets517,574,176515,326,815
Claims on the International Monetary Fund58,284,11857,451,499
Claims related to banks' and mortgage credit institutes' TARGET accounts in ECB25,32927,049
Monetary-policy lending- -
Other lending1,467,9521,438,283
- Banks'1)1,467,9521,438,283
- Miscellaneous loans- -
Domestic bonds30,814,93931,112,959
Financial fixed assets, etc.131,056131,056
Tangible and intangible fixed assets603,454607,040
Other assets12,475,35612,678,090
648,412,791645,809,202

1) Other lending to banks include loans for cash deposits.

Liabilities 2023 2023
1000 kr.28/0231/01
Banknotes67,629,82567,577,417
Coins6,220,0666,240,440
Monetary-policy deposits265,073,006268,944,353
- Current accounts264,973,006268,844,353
- Certificates of deposit100,000100,000
Other deposits13,391,33113,441,909
- Deposits related to banks' and mortgage credit institutes' TARGET accounts in ECB25,32927,049
- Other deposits from banks' and mortgage credit institutes'2,713,1932,466,261
- Miscellaneous deposits10,652,80910,948,599
Central government166,592,024157,751,061
Foreign liabilities2,879,5805,219,330
Counterpart of Special Drawing Rights allocated by the IMF (SDR)44,941,28544,941,285
Other liabilities89,63697,369
Capital and reserves81,596,03881,596,038
648,412,791645,809,202

Note: The monthly balance sheet is calculated at beginning of year values +/- accumulated transaction values. The monthly balance does not include value adjustments and accruals, as these are only calculated at year-end, cf. Danmarks Nationalbank's accounting principles.