In Q1 2017, the loan portfolio at non-financial enterprises rose by more than 4 percent year-on-year. The third phase of the Funding for Growth Scheme was closed at the end of the first quarter, with 98 percent of funds utilized. The loans provided by banks for SMEs under the Market-based Lending Scheme have continued to boost corporate lending. The value of the portfolio of household loans increased for the first time since 2010, and value of new household loan contracts has risen by some 50 percent over the past one year.

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(Ministry for National Economy)