Current Tendencies of Bank Deposits

Current Tendencies of Bank Deposits

25 September, 2015

The total volume of non-bank deposits in the country's banking sector increased by 4.4 percent (exchange rate effect excluded volume of deposits increased by 2.4 percent), or by 561.8 million GEL, compared to August 1, 2015 and constituted 13.4 billion GEL by September 1, 2015. In August 2015, the volume of term deposits increased by 143.1 million GEL (1.9 percent; exchange rate effect excluded volume of term deposits decreased by 0.4 percent). Demand deposits increased by 418.6 million GEL (7.8 percent; exchange rate effect excluded volume of demand deposits increased by 6.3 percent).

The larization ratio of total non-bank deposits constituted 32.90 percent by September 1, 2015; It decreased by 1.94 percentage point (decreased by 1.31 percentage point exchange rate effect excluded) compared to August 1, 2015.

The annual average weighted interest rate on term deposits constituted 4.8 percent. In particular, the interest rate for national currency denominated deposits was 8.3 percent and the interest rate for foreign currency denominated deposits 4.0 percent.

The share of the US dollar in the total volume of foreign currency denominated deposits equals 82.1 percent and the share of the euro equals 15.5 percent.

 

 

Current statistical information is published on the NBG's website:  
https://www.nbg.gov.ge/index.php?m=304; https://www.nbg.gov.ge/uploads/depozitaricorporeisheniinglisurad/assets__liabilities_of_commercial_banks_totaleng.xls ; https://www.nbg.gov.ge/uploads/depozitaricorporeisheniinglisurad/money_aggregates_and_monetary_ratioseng.xls