The Central Bank may have loaned as much as €51.1 billion to the country's banks as of January 28th in the shape of exceptional liquidity, unchanged from the end of December.

The Central Bank's "other assets" stood at €51.1 billion as of January 28th, according to figures published today.

The "other assets" category includes exceptional liquidity assistance lending for Irish banks, but the bank did not give further without giving more details. This liquidity makes up the bulk of the category, according to a senior official, who declined to be identified, because the bank does not comment on this facility.

The Central Bank also said Irish-based lenders' borrowings from the European Central Bank fell to €126.01 billion on January 28th from €132.01 billion at the end of December.

The figures include international and domestic financial institutions based in Ireland. The Central Bank only provides an update on the ECB funding reliance of domestic institutions at the end of every month.

Bloomberg