BAKU, Azerbaijan, Oct. 21
By Elnur Baghishov – Trend:
Iranian banks issued loans worth 5.32 quadrillion rials (about $126 billion) in the services sector, during the first six months of the current Iranian year (from March 21 through September 22, 2021), Trend reports citing the statistics of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI).
According to the statistics, 533 trillion rials (about $12.7 billion) worth of loans was issued for the establishment of enterprises and facilities in the services sector of Iran over the reporting period.
“Moreover, Iranian banks issued loans worth 3.65 quadrillion rials (about $86.9 billion) as working capital in the services sector within six months,” the statistics said.
At the same time, the loans worth 72.2 trillion rials (about $1.72 billion) were issued for repair work and 574 trillion rials (about $13.6 billion) for development in the services sector, the statistics said.
According to the statistics, the Iranian banks issued loans worth 27.3 trillion rials (about $650 million) for the purchase of personal assets, 29.6 trillion rials (about $706 million) for the purchase of housing, and 443 trillion rials (about $10.5 billion) for the other purposes in the services sector.
As reported, the Iranian banks issued loans worth about 12.4 quadrillion rials (about $295 billion) in various economic sectors in the first six months of the current Iranian year. This figure stood at 4.55 quadrillion rials (about $108 billion) in the same period last Iranian year.
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