According to the statistical bulletin published by the Central Bank of Azerbaijan, as of June 30 of this year, the loan portfolio of Azerbaijani banks increased by 3% or by 935.5 million manats, reaching 31.821 billion manats.

The structure of the loan portfolio is as follows: business loans - 54% (17.179 billion manats), consumer loans - 31.2% (9.917 billion manats), mortgage loans - 14.8% (4.724 billion manats).

"In the structure of banks' liabilities, the deposit portfolio traditionally prevails - 74.6% of total liabilities, or 39.744 billion manats. The deposit portfolio consists of 56.1% (22.315 billion manats) of deposits from legal entities and 43.9% (17.429 billion manats) from deposits of individuals (excluding deposits of individuals engaged in individual entrepreneurial activities)," the regulator said.