DUSHANBE, July 3, 2012, Asia-Plus — Deposits for a total amount of some 4.5 billion somoni (equivalent to more than 950 million U.S. dollars) are now kept at banks in Tajikistan, according to the National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT).
The source at Tajik central bank says deposits kept at Tajik banks rose 20.5 percent in a year to June 1, 2012, “which is evidence of increase in people’s trust in local banks.”
According to him, legal entities constitute 39.5 percent (totaling 1.7458 billion somoni) of depositors and physical entities constitute 60.5 percent (totaling 2.6734 billion somoni).
Weighted average interest rate for the local currency deposits is 15.82 percent and weighted average interest rate for the foreign currency deposits is 13.62 percent, the source added.
