Ukrainian banks' assets expand by almost 3% in Feb

Operating Ukrainian-based banks' assets in February expanded by 2.9%, or UAH 38 billion, to UAH 1.331 trillion as of March 1, 2016, according to the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU).

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The data does not include the insolvent banks' information.

Since the beginning of the year, the operating banks' assets have grown by 6.1%, or UAH 77 billion, the NBU said.

Read alsoSale of bankrupt banks' property in Ukraine may earn UAH 15 blnAt the same time, the operating banks' total assets, including accumulated reserves, expanded by 2.6%, or UAH 43 billion, to UAH 1.667 trillion as of March 1, 2016. Their growth since the beginning of the year has been 6.1%, or UAH 96 billion.

The liabilities of Ukraine's solvent banks increased by 1.6%, or UAH 19 billion, to UAH 1.197 trillion, while capital rose by 16.4%, or UAH 19 billion, to UAH 134.36 billion.

Read alsoLarge Kyiv bank goes bankruptThe NBU said that the number of working banks with a banking license in Ukraine in February decreased by 3, to 113 organizations.

As UNIAN reported earlier, Ukraine saw a 3.1% increase, or by UAH 38.719 billion, in the operating banks' assets in January to UAH 1.293 trillion as of February 1, 2016.

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