Belarus banks’ loan portfolio up 1.1% in Jan 2021 to Br64.236bn

<p> MINSK, Mar 2 - PrimePress. Belarusian banks’ loan portfolio stood at Br64.236 billion ($24.65 billion at the official exchange rate of the central bank) as of Feb 1, 2021, up 1.1% since early 2021, according to the National Bank of Belarus (NBB). </p> <p>   </p> <p> Of the total loan portfolio, loans issued in Belarusian rubles stood at Br32.068 billion ($12.31bn) as of Feb 1, 2021, up 0.06% since early 2021. </p> <p>   </p> <p> Belarusian banks’ FX share in the loan portfolio increased by 2.2% in Jan 2021 to the equivalent of Br32.169 billion ($12.35bn) as of Feb 1, 2021. </p> <p>   </p> <p> Banks’ loan portfolio, excluding factoring, leasing and promissory notes operations, went down by 0.2% month on month as of Feb 1, 2021 to Br58.615 billion ($22.5bn). </p> <p>   </p> <p> Loans to state-owned companies went up 2.4% since early 2021 to Br21.233 billion ($8.15bn) as of Feb 1, 2021; loans to private companies went down 2.6% since early 2021 to Br19.095 billion ($7.33bn) as of Feb 1, 2021; loans to private households decreased 0.6% to Br15.602 billion ($6bn); non-banking loans amounted to 2.685 billion rubles ($1bn), up 0.7% since early 2021. </p> <p>   </p> <p> The share of short-term loans stood at 29.1% as of Feb 1, 2021 (27.9% as of Jan 1, 2021), while the share of long-term loans stood at 70.9% (72.1% as of Jan 1, 2021). </p> <p>   </p> <p> Overdue debts accounted for 0.23% of the total credit debt as of Feb 1, 2021, to compare with 0.22% as of Jan 1, 2021. Since early 2021, the share of overdue credit debts decreased by 5.5% to Br133.8 million ($51.35m) as of Feb 1, 2021. End (Br2.6019/$1) </p>

2021-03-03

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