Share of non-performing loans in Ukraine banks down to 30.7% - NBU

In the banking sector of Ukraine, the share of non-performing loans (NPL) as of December 1, 2021, decreased to 30.7% against 32.7% as of November 1.

That’s according to the National Bank’s press service, Ukrinform reports.

"The share of non-performing loans (NPLs) in the banking sector as of December 1 fell to 30.7% from 32.7% on November 1," the statement said.

Since early 2021, the share of NPLs decreased by 10.3 percentage points (UAH 73.8 billion in absolute terms), being observed in banks of all groups.

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As Ukrinform reported earlier, in March 2021 the National Bank of Ukraine began to publish monthly statistics on the distribution of non-performing loans granted to enterprises in national and foreign currencies, by size of business entity and type of economic activity.

According to the National Bank, the share of non-performing loans (NPLs) in Ukrainian banks decreased from 48.4% (as of January 1, 2020) to 41% (as of January 1, 2021).

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