NBU: Share of overdue debts on bank loans in Ukraine up to 24.3% by June

The share of overdue credit debts (excluding insolvent banks) in Ukraine in January-June 2016 increased by 2.2 percentage points (p.p.), to 24.3% of the loans granted, according to the website of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU).

The share of foreign capital in the total charter capital of banks decreased by 3.7 percentage points to 39.6% (43.3% as of January 1, 2016), which is due to recapitalization of banks, the NBU said.

The number of operating banks in the beginning of June was 106. Of these 41 financial institutions are with foreign capital, including 16 banks with 100% foreign capital.

Assets of solvent banks as of June 1 totaled UAH 1.251 trillion (as of January 1 some UAH 1.254 trillion).

Total assets of solvent banks by the end of May amounted to UAH 1.567 trillion, issued loans to UAH 931 billion.

The National Bank also reported over the five months the deposit portfolio of 106 operating banks increased by UAH 11.1 billion, in particular in the national currency by UAH 1.2 billion, and in foreign currency (in U.S. dollars) by $9 million.

Capital of banks by late May amounted to UAH 139.833 billion, while charter capital UAH 251.436 billion.