- increased from €116 billion in the third maintenance period of 2021 to €117 billion in the fourth maintenance period of 2021
- remained stable at -0.55% for the wholesale sector and increased mildly from -0.57% to -0.56% for the interbank sector
- decreased from €398 billion to €393 billion, with a of -0.55%

Unsecured market

In the fourth maintenance period of 2021, which started on 16 June 2021 and ended on 27 July 2021, the borrowing turnover in the unsecured segment averaged €117 billion per day. The total borrowing turnover for the period as a whole was €3,522 billion. Borrowing from credit institutions, i.e. on the interbank market, represented a turnover of €356 billion, i.e. 10% of the total borrowing turnover, and lending to credit institutions amounted to €194 billion. Overnight borrowing transactions represented 65% of the total borrowing nominal amount. The weighted average overnight rate for borrowing transactions was -0.56% for the interbank sector and -0.55% for the wholesale sector, compared with -0.57% and -0.55% respectively in the previous maintenance period.
Secured market

In the fourth maintenance period of 2021, the borrowing turnover in the secured segment averaged €393 billion per day, while the total borrowing turnover for the period as a whole was €11,790 billion. Cash lending represented a turnover of €9,175 billion and the daily average amounted to €306 billion. Most of the turnover was concentrated in tenors ranging from overnight to up to one week, with overnight transactions representing around 26% and 25% of the total nominal amount on the borrowing and lending side respectively. The weighted average overnight rate for borrowing and lending transactions was, in both cases, -0.55% for the wholesale sector, compared with -0.57% and -0.55% respectively in the previous maintenance period.






