MINSK, 30 December (BelTA) – In November 2024 Belarusian banks continued actively supporting the economy. The total increase in loans granted to legal persons and natural persons amounted to 16.3% year-on-year as of late November. Meanwhile, commercial entities primarily sought loans in the national currency: liabilities in ruble loans increased by 25%, BelTA learned from the data published by the website of the National Bank of the Republic of Belarus (NBRB).
Loans granted in Belarusian rubles to the real sector of the economy increased by 24.1% year-on-year. The growth of long-term ruble loans was fastest. Liabilities in long-term ruble loans increased by 43.7%, with liabilities in short-term loans up by 8.7%.
Processing industry enterprises received the largest volume of long-term support in loans among commercial entities. Their liabilities as part of national currency loans increased by 33.7% year-on-year as of late November.
Natural persons also actively used loans. The total loan debt of the population increased by 26.5% year-on-year as of late November. Loans used to finance real estate rose by 18.8% year-on-year to a total of Br15.8 billion. Liabilities as part of consumer loans increased by 41.6% to Br9.6 billion.
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