The total assets of the central bank's issue department increased by BGN 63.897 million last week to BGN 5,998.384. On the assets side, cash and nostro accounts in foreign currencies grew by the equivalent of BGN 19.6 million to BGN 1,769.073 million at the end of last week. The value of foreign securities held by the Department rose by BGN 42.563 million to BGN 3,519.899 million. On the liabilities side, BGN 56.598 million more banknotes and coins were put into circulation, bringing this item up to BGN 2,016.099 million. The Banking Department deposit amounted to BGN 909.210 million, an increase of BGN 5.9 million from the previous week. The government held BGN 2,357.447 million on deposits and accounts with the Department, down BGN 32.446 million from a week earlier