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Aqrarkredit Expanded Micro Crediting by 8.4%
The loan portfolio of the non-bank credit organization (NBCO) CJSC Aqrarkredit fell in January to August of this year at $ 377,000 or 1.8% to $ 20.77 million. During the reported period the micro crediting increased by $ 1.35 million or 8.4% to $ 17.37 million.
The assets of the company increased by $ 924 thousand, or 3%, to $ 33.86 million by September 1. The company's customer base grew by 9.3% to 3.65 thousand people.
For all the time the organization has issued loans worth 87.47 million manat, including 66.33 million manat of micro credits.
The share of problem loans in the total loan portfolio increased 1.31 percentage points to 17.11%, and the share of problem loans in the micro crediting increased by 1.22 percentage points to 11.90%. Aqrarkredit has the most risky portfolio of the NBCO sector.
The authorized capital amounts to 18,535,424 manat. The sole shareholder is the State Property Committee. The organization provides individual, group and business loans ranging from 3 to 7 years. The amount of credits varies between $ 100 and $ 100,000. - 15B -
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