July bank statistics show $18 bln loaned, deposited

Loans taken out in the national currency amounted to ₾7.50 billion ($2.8 bln), while loans in foreign currencies constituted ₾13.48 billion ($5.1 bln). Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge

Agenda.ge, 25 Aug 2023 - 20:04, Tbilisi,Georgia

Commercial banks in Georgia loaned ₾47.79 billion ($18.138 bln) and received deposits of ₾47.78 billion ($18.134 bln) in July, the latest data from the National Bank of Georgia shows.

The volume of loans increased by 0.98 percent compared to the previous month, while the number of deposits increased by 2.11 percent month-on-month.

In July, the volume of term deposits increased by 2.44 percent while also increasing for on-demand deposits by 1.91 percent, the NBG also said.

Loans taken out in the national currency amounted to ₾7.50 billion ($2.8 bln), while loans in foreign currencies constituted ₾13.48 billion ($5.1 bln).