Belarus banks’ loan portfolio up 1.6% in Jan-Oct 2021 to Br64.206bn

<p> MINSK, Dec 1 - PrimePress. Belarusian banks’ loan portfolio stood at Br64.513 billion ($25.34 billion at the official exchange rate of the central bank) as of Nov 1, 2021, up 1.6% year to date, according to the National Bank of Belarus (NBB). </p> <p>   </p> <p> Of the total loan portfolio, loans issued in Belarusian rubles stood at Br34.332 billion ($13.49bn) as of Nov 1, 2021, up 7.1% year to date. </p> <p>   </p> <p> Belarusian banks’ FX share in the loan portfolio decreased by 4.1% in Jan-Oct 2021 to the equivalent of Br30.181 billion ($11.855bn) as of Nov 1, 2021. </p> <p>   </p> <p> Banks’ loan portfolio, excluding factoring, leasing and promissory notes operations, went up by 0.4% month on month as of Nov 1, 2021 to Br58.958 billion ($23.159bn). </p> <p>   </p> <p> Loans to state-owned companies went down 4.6% since early 2021 to Br20.76 billion ($8.15bn) as of Nov 1, 2021; loans to private companies went up 5% year to date to Br19.546 billion ($7.68bn) as of Nov 1, 2021; loans to private households increased 3.2% to Br16.208 billion ($6.37bn); non-banking loans amounted to Br2.443 billion ($959.62bn), down 8.4% YTD. </p> <p>   </p> <p> The share of short-term loans stood at 32% as of Nov 1, 2021 (27.9% as of Jan 1, 2021), while the share of long-term loans stood at 68% (72.1% as of Jan 1, 2021). </p> <p>   </p> <p> Overdue debts accounted for 0.23% of the total credit debt as of Nov 1, 2021, to compare with 0.22% as of Jan 1, 2021. Since early 2021, the share of overdue credit debts increased by 15.2% to Br149 million ($58.53m) as of Nov 1, 2021. End (Br2.5458/$1) </p>

2021-12-02

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