BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 1
By Zeyni Jafarov - Trend:
The total liabilities of the Azerbaijani banking sector increased by 5.1 percent from January through April 2021 compared to the same period of 2020, having surpassed 28 billion manat ($16.4 billion), Trend reports citing the statistical report of the Central Bank of Azerbaijan (CBA).
“In the structure of liabilities, main share (over 76 percent) falls on deposits (excluding deposits of financial institutions), the volume of which increased by 7.1 percent over the year, amounting to over 21.3 billion manat ($12.5 billion)," said the report.
"At the same time, a significant part (61.5 percent) fell on deposits of legal entities in the amount of 13.1 billion manat or $7.7 billion (an increase of seven percent), of which 11 billion manat ($6.47 billion) are demand deposits. Individuals' deposits increased by 7.3 percent, amounting to 8.22 billion manat ($4.83 billion), of which about 60 percent were time deposits in the amount of 4.9 billion manat ($2.88 billion). Deposits of financial institutions reached 950.9 million manat ($559.3 million),” the CBA report reads.
Banks' liabilities to the Central Bank of Azerbaijan amounted to 371.3 million manat ($218.4 million), which is a growth of 67 million manat ($39.4 million) on annual basis. ‘Loro’ accounts amounted to 262.9 million manat ($154.6 million).
“The volume of loans from banks and other financial institutions reached 2.2 billion manat ($1.29 billion), practically unchanged in annual terms. The issued securities of the country's banks in aggregate amounted to 1.72 billion manat ($1.01 billion), or 5.3 percent of the total amount of liabilities. Other liabilities approached 1.2 billion manat ($705.8 million),”
The total capital of Azerbaijani banks increased by 3.7 percent at the beginning of May and amounted to 4.73 billion manat ($2.78 billion).
At the same time, their own capital exceeded 4.4 billion manat ($2.58 billion), and capital reserves - 330 million manat ($194.1 million).
