Published: 01.01.2013 Updated: 18.07.2023

Monetary base: a monetary aggregate that is calculated on the basis of the Bank of Latvia's methodology and comprises the lats banknotes and coins issued by the Bank of Latvia and demand deposits of resident MFIs and financial institutions (overnight deposits) with the Bank of Latvia.
The definition of the concept is consistent with the methodology of the Bank of Latvia (briefly described in the Bank of Latvia's Annual Report).

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