DUSHANBE, January 26, 2010, Asia-Plus — In 2009, the overall volume of loans provided by Agroinvestbonk last year amounted to 936.5 million somoni (equivalent to more than 214 million U.S. dollars), according to Agroinvestbonk’s headquarters in Dushanbe.
Over the report period, the bank provided more than 280.5 million somoni in microloans, which is 16.5 percent fewer than in 2008. Microloans accounted for 30 percent the overall volume of loans provided by Agroinvestbonk last year.
In the meantime, remittances in Russian rubles to Agroinvestbonk last year increased by 24 percent compared to 2008, while the dollar and euro remittances to the bank over the report period decreased by 32.7 and 24.4 percent respectively.
Physical entities remitted more than 7.683 billion Russian rubles, some 2.48 million euros and more than 473.046 million U.S. dollars to Agroinvestbonk last year.
As of December 31, 2009, the total residue of attracted resources and floated loans amounted to some 954 million somoni, which is 6.7 percent more than a year before that.
Agroinvestbonk’s assets rose 64.5 percent in the year to December 31, 2009, reaching more than 1.323 billion somoni and the bank’s liabilities rose 65.8 percent over the report, reaching more than 1.068 billion somoni.
The bank’s capital rose 59.2 percent in the year to December 31, 2009, reaching some 255 million somoni.
Founded in 1992, Agroinvestbonk, with headquarters in Dushanbe, has main branches in Khorog, Khujand, Kulob and Qurghon Teppa and 61 other branches across the republic.
