As March 1, 2012, the banking sector in Georgia is represented by 19 commercial banks, including 16 foreign-controlled banks and two branches of non-resident banks. Compared with the previous month, total assets of Georgian commercial banks (in current prices) increased by 9.8 million GEL (by 0.1 percent) and constituted 12.7 billion GEL. The banking sector’s own funds (equity capital) equal to 2.2 billion GEL, which makes up 17.4 percent of commercial banks’ total assets.

The share of foreign capital in banks’ total paid-in capital constituted to 77.3 percent.

In February 2012, the banking sector finished with profit. The net profit constituted 12.3 million GEL.

The share of five banks having the largest assets within the total amount of the banking sector assets constituted 80.8 percent.

Current statistical information is published on the NBG’s website http://nbg.gov.ge/index.php?m=306.