Table F1 Credit rates of the Croatian National Bank

The table shows interest rates used by the CNB to calculate and charge interest on credits from the primary issue and on all other claims. Credit rates of the CNB are set by decisions of the Council of the Croatian National Bank, on a yearly basis. Time series presented in the table contain certain breaks due to changes in the CNB's monetary policy instruments.

Data shown in column 4 refer, until November 2008, to the weighted averages of the weighted repo rates, and since December 2008, to the weighted averages of the fixed repo rates achieved at regular reverse repo auctions of the CNB in the reporting month. Since September 2017, the repo rate of the CNB also includes the weighted fixed rates on collateralised credit.

Data shown in column 5 refer, until November 1994, to interest rates on credits for maintaining day-to-day liquidity, and since December 1994, to interest rates on Lombard credits. From June 1995 to August 1996, reported is the weighted average interest rate on Lombard credits, on which the CNB calculated and charged an interest rate that was 1.5 percentage points higher than the weighted average interest rate on CNB bills on a voluntary basis (which served as collateral for Lombard credits) in cases when the weighted average interest rate was higher than 16.5%. The interest rate in September 1996 is calculated as the weighted average of the interest rates applied in the first ten days of September 1996 (according to the regime mentioned above) and the fixed interest rate applied since 11 September 1996. The possibility of using Lombard credits was abolished, while the possibility of using overnight credits was introduced on 28 September 2017.

Data on interest rates on overnight credits are shown in column 6.

Data shown in column 8 refer, until September 1994, to interest rates on special credits for savings deposits’ payments and for payments from households’ current accounts, and from October 1994 until September 1997 to interest rates on daily credits for savings deposits and households’ current accounts in kuna. Daily credits, as opposed to special credits, are paid back on the same day. In October 1997, this instrument was replaced by daily credits for overcoming short-term liquidity problems that are collateralised by CNB bills. From December 1998 to April 1999, this credit is incorporated in Lombard credit, applying different interest rate for its usage within one day.

Data shown in column 9 refer, until December 1994, to interest rate on initial credits, and since 18 March 1998, to credits for overcoming liquidity problems of banks under evaluation for entry into rehabilitation and restructuring procedures and since February 1999, to interest rates on short-term liquidity credits. From December 1999 to September 2015, data show the interest rate on short-term liquidity credit with a maturity over three months, which was 1 percentage point higher than the interest rate on the Lombard credit, and from October 2015, they show the same interest rate, only 1.5 percentage point higher than that on the Lombard credit. From September 2017, the interest rate on short-term liquidity credits with a maturity over three months is 1.5 percentage points higher than the interest rate on overnight credits for the use of the loan exceeding three months. From December 1999 to September 2015, the interest rate on short-term liquidity credit up to three months was 0.5 percentage point higher than the interest rate on the Lombard credit, and from October 2015, it has been increased by 1 percentage point. From September 2017, the interest rate on short-term liquidity credits with a maturity up to three months is 1 percentage point higher than the interest rate on overnight credits for the use of the loan up to three months.

Data on interest rates on inaccurately calculated statutory reserves are shown in column 10. Until July 1994 interest rates presented in column 10 were also charged on the negative balance of banks' giro accounts. From July through September 1994 on that particular credit the CNB  charged 21%, and since October 1994 interest rates presented in column 11 (the interest rate on arrears).

Interest rates presented in column 12 are related to advances allowed by the special decree of the CNB. On advances over the amount and/or period posted by the decree, the CNB charged rates presented in column 10. Since October 1994 all advances on the account of statutory reserves are treated as arrears on which the CNB charges penalty rates presented in column 12. Since 28 December 2002, the use of advances on the account of statutory reserves is not allowed.

Table F2 Deposit rates of the Croatian National Bank

The table shows interest rates used by the CNB to calculate and pay interest on funds deposited with the CNB and on issued securities.

Interest rates paid by the CNB for appropriated statutory reserve funds are set by a decision of the Council of the Croatian National Bank. Until April 2005, the appropriated statutory reserve funds included the calculated statutory reserve funds that were deposit in a special statutory reserve account with the CNB, or maintained (in average) in banks’ settlement accounts, or deposited in a special account with the CNB for the settlement of net positions in the National Clearing System (NCS). From April 2005, they include the calculated statutory reserve funds allocated to a special statutory reserve account with the CNB. From March 2011 on, the CNB pays no remuneration on the reserve requirement funds (column 3).

Interest rates on CNB bills on an obligatory basis are set by a decision of the Council of the Croatian National Bank.

Interest rates on CNB bills on a voluntary basis are set at CNB bills’ auction sales. Congruently, columns 5, 6 and 7 report the weighted average interest rates attained at auctions of CNB bills. Until October 1994, data in columns 6 and 7 show interest rates on CNB bills on a voluntary basis due in 30 days (column 6) and 90 days respectively (column 7). From November 1994 through January 2001, columns 7 and 8 report interest rates on CNB bills on a voluntary basis due in 91 days (column 7) and 182 days respectively (column 8).

From April 1998 on, columns 9 through 13 report the weighted average interest rates on CNB bills on a voluntary basis in EUR and USD (until December 1998, in DEM and USD) attained at CNB bills’ auctions as a weighted average of subscribed amounts in those two currencies.

Column 14 reports the interest rate on overnight deposits with the CNB.

Table F3 Banks’ reserve requirements

This table shows data on monthly averages of day-to-day balances of banks’ kuna and foreign currency reserve requirements with the CNB. Savings banks are included beginning in July 1999.

Column 3 shows the weighted average reserve requirement ratio as a percentage of the kuna and foreign currency reserve requirements (column 4) in the reserve base.

Reserve requirement (column 4) represents the prescribed amount of funds banks are required to deposit in a special statutory reserve account with the CNB, or to maintain (in average) in their settlement accounts and in vaults, or in accounts of liquid foreign currency claims (which include foreign cash and checks in foreign currency, liquid foreign currency claims maintained in the accounts with the high-grade foreign banks and foreign currency CNB bills).

Column 5 shows the amount of kuna reserve requirements. Between January 1995 and December 2000, this amount corresponded with the statutory reserve requirement instrument, while until December 1994 it comprised two instruments: statutory reserves and liquid assets requirement – LAR (except for the part in which banks were conforming to this requirement by registering CNB bills on a voluntary basis). In December 2000, reserve requirements in kuna and in foreign currency were unified, i.e. reserve requirements rate, periods for calculating, allocating and maintaining reserve requirements were unified, as well as a minimum percentage of the total reserve requirements deposited with the Croatian National Bank. From September 2001 on, column 5 includes also the f/c component of reserve requirements that is set aside/maintained in kuna.

Column 6 shows the amount of foreign currency reserve requirements, i.e. the prescribed amount of funds banks are required to deposit in the CNB’s foreign currency accounts, or to maintain (in average) in accounts of liquid claims. Until November 2000, the calculation base consisted of the average daily balances of household foreign currency savings deposits with a remaining maturity of up to 3 months, while starting from December 2000 the base consists of foreign currency sources of funds, including: ordinary foreign currency accounts, special foreign currency accounts, foreign currency accounts and foreign currency sight deposits, received foreign currency deposits and received foreign currency loans, as well as obligations arising from securities issued in foreign currency (excluding banks’ equity securities). From November 2001 on, the base includes also hybrid and subordinated instruments.

Column 7 shows the total amount of other obligatory deposits with the CNB, including CNB bills on an obligatory basis, those CNB bills on a voluntary basis used by banks to maintain the prescribed minimal liquidity (LAR), special statutory reserves until July 1995, special reserve requirement on liabilities arising from issued securities from March 2006 to February 2009, statutory reserves on f/c deposits, f/c credits from foreign banks and guarantees for such credits and marginal reserve requirement (from August 2004 to October 2008).

Column 8 shows the portion of the kuna reserve requirement which banks deposit in a statutory reserve account with the CNB (until December 1994, this amount corresponded with the statutory reserve instrument, while since January 1995 a minimum percentage of the total reserve requirement banks are required to deposit in a special statutory reserve account with the CNB has been prescribed). In April 2005, this percentage was set at 70%.

Column 9 shows the portion of the foreign currency reserve requirement which banks deposit in the CNB’s foreign currency accounts. The percentage for allocating the foreign currency component of reserve requirements amounted to 60% until December 2015, while from January 2016, it amounts to 0%.

Column 10 shows the weighted average remuneration rate on all forms of immobilised kuna funds which include reserve requirements and other obligatory deposits with the CNB. From March 2011 on, the CNB pays no remuneration on the reserve requirement funds.

Column 11 shows the weighted average remuneration rate on allocated funds in foreign currency, including the marginal reserve requirement funds (from August 2004 to October 2008). From November 2009 on, the CNB does not pay remuneration on the allocated foreign currency component of reserve requirements.

Table F4 Banks’ liquidity indicators

The table reports monthly averages of day-to-day balances of some indicators of banks’ liquidity. Savings banks are included beginning in July 1999.

Column 3 shows free reserves in kuna, defined as a difference between the average balance in the settlement account and the average balance in the vault (until October 2008). From November 2008 on, they are defined as a difference between the average balance in the settlement account in the kuna reserve requirement maintenance period and the minimal average settlement account balance prescribed by the kuna reserve requirement calculation methodology.

Column 4 shows free reserves in foreign currency, defined as funds for the maintenance of foreign currency reserve requirements (foreign cash and checks in foreign currency, liquid foreign currency claims maintained in the accounts with the high-grade foreign banks and foreign currency CNB bills) decreased by the minimal required balance of these funds in the same period.

Column 5 shows the primary liquidity ratio as a percentage of monthly day-to-day kuna free reserves averages (column 3) in monthly day-to-day averages of deposits which constitute the reserve base.

Column 6 shows the monthly average of day-to-day balances of secondary liquidity sources used. Secondary liquidity sources comprise: Lombard credits (since December 1994), short-term liquidity credits (since February 1999) and overdue liabilities to the CNB.

Column 7 reports the monthly average of day-to-day balances of kuna CNB bills on a voluntary basis (until December 1994, this amount is decreased by the portion of voluntarily registered CNB bills used by banks to maintain the prescribed minimal liquidity).

Column 8 reports the monthly average of day-to-day balances of foreign currency CNB bills on a voluntary basis (in EUR and USD).

Column 9 reports the monthly average of day-to-day balances of kuna MoF treasury bills. Until September 2002, it shows the discounted value of treasury bills, while starting from October 2002, it shows their nominal value.