Market Share of Top Five Banks Falls
The share of assets of the 5 largest banks in aggregate indicator of the banking system as of July 1, 2013 was equal to 55.8%, which is 3.5% less than it was at the end of last year. The share of these banks was 55.2% (at the end of 2012 - 56.7%) of all credit investments in the economy, 88.2% (90.4%) of investments in securities and capital, 66.9% (64, 5%) of deposits of legal entities, 54.1% (54.8%) of deposits of individuals and 45.1% (50.2%) of the aggregate capital.
According to the Azerbaijani Central Bank, the share of assets of the next 10 largest banks by assets in aggregate indicator was 25% (at the beginning of the year 29.3%), 16-30 banks -15.1% (7.5%), the remaining 13 banks -4.1% (3.9%).
Total assets of banks in Azerbaijan rose in January-June of this year by 10% to 18,186.26 million ($ 23.2 billion). - 15B -
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