In the last year, the central bank sharply increased debt securities purchases under the Eurosystem's measures. Holdings of debt securities increased by EUR 3.8 billion and amounted to EUR 19.1 billion at the end of the second quarter of 2021, accounted for 59% of its total financial assets.

Banka Slovenije has decided to terminate the macroprudential liquidity recommendation for monitoring the banking system funding structure (the Gross Loan to Deposit Flow or GLTDF). This measure was introduced in 2014 to slow the decline in the banking system loan-to-deposit ratio and thus stabilise the banking system funding structure

After the rapid recovery of the economy this year, signs of a slowdown in economic growth are appearing, while the risks of a further slowdown toward the end of the year are increasing. Household lending strengthened further in August; this is mainly due to a further increase in housing loans, while the decline in consumer loans remained at the same level as in the previous month. At the same time, despite a slight slowdown in growth, year-on-year growth in loans to non-financial corporations remains positive.