OREANDA-NEWS. May 15, 2009. In I quarter of 2009, the volume of transactions with the bank cards issued in Moldova amounted to 2,96 billion leis (US 262,7 million).

As compared with the same period of 2008, it grew by 22%.

According to the National Bank, the volume of transactions with the bank cards issued in Moldova abroad has decreased by 5.8% - from 160.67 million leis (US 14.3 million) up to 151.35 million leis (US13.4 million).

The volume of transactions with the bank cards issued abroad in Moldova fell by 26.8% - from 316.73 million leis (US 28.1 million) up to 231.9 million leis (US 20.6 million).