NBU marks reduction of the share of foreign capital into the banking system by 1,6 percentage points up to 39,9% in April

The National Bank notes the decrease in the share of foreign capital in Ukrainian banking system in April to 1.56 percentage points from 41.46% to 39.9%. This is stated in the message NBU. As of May 1 of the 177 banks operating in Ukraine 54 financial institutions - with foreign capital (as of 1 January - 55 banks with foreign capital of 176 employees), including 20 - with 100% foreign capital (1 January - 20 banks) . The aggregate registered charter capital of Ukrainian banks on May 1 totaled 152.996 billion hryvnia (January 1 - 145 857 000 000 hryvnia). Net assets of Ukrainian banks on May 1 was 1 018 716 000 000 hryvnia (January 1 - 942 088 000 000 hryvnia), total assets (not adjusted for provisions for the active transactions) - 1 176 272 000 000 hryvnia (1 January - 1 090 248 000 000 hryvnia). As of May 1 in Ukraine there were 195 banks, 18 of which were in a state elimination (January 1 - 194 and 18 banks, respectively). The share of problem loans to total loans granted by Ukrainian banks on May 1 was 11.07%, or 86.269 billion hryvnia (the total amount of loans on May 1 - 779 545 000 000 hryvnia). As reported, in January 2011 the share of foreign capital in Ukrainian banking system decreased by 0.1 percentage points from 40,6% to 40,5% in February decreased by 0.1 percentage points up to 40,4% in March increased by 1.06 percentage points from 40.4% to 41.46%. For the year 2010 the share of foreign capital in Ukrainian banking system increased by 4.8 percentage points from 35.8% to 40.6% in 2009 decreased by 0.9 percentage points from 36,7% to 35,8%. Materials: Ukrainian News