Tuesday, June 25 2013 18:01
The Central Bank informs that the financial stability of Armenia's banking system is not at risk
Arminfo. The Central Bank of Armenia (CBA) released a statement Tuesday concerning the accounts about the stability of the country's banking system.
"The Central Bank informs that the financial stability of Armenia's banking system is not at risk.
"As of end of the first quarter in 2013, the normative indicator of the capital adequacy of the banking system made up 16.4 percent.
"As of end of the first quarter in 2013, the share of the non-performing loans was 5.2 percent, which is far from being considered a risk.
"As of the end of the first quarter, the balance of the highly liquid assets was 26.1 percent and 136.1 percent, respectively.
"To note, the stability of the banking system in Armenia contributes to the fact that the loans provided to the country's economy continue to grow rapidly in 2013, too," the CBA statement reads, in particular.
According to the data of Financial Rating of Armenian Banks prepared by ArmInfo, as of 1 April 2013, the capital adequacy was formed at the level 23,22%, the overall liquidity - 27,17% and current liquidity - 205,95%, while the required normatives are respectively min 12%, min 15% and min 60%. The aggregate capital of the Armenian banks amounted to 417.6 bln drams (growth by 9,7% versus 1 april 2012), total assets - 2.6 trillion drams (growth by 24,7%) and call deposits - 438.5 bln drams (growth by 23,4%). The cash funds of the Armenian banks amounted to 91.6 bln drams as of 1 April 2013. Armenia's banks finished the 1Q 2013 with an aggregate net profit 8,5 bln drams.