Bank loans including personal loans increase by 17% as on April 9

Bank loans including personal loans increased by 17% on year as on April 9, the apex bank’s weekly statistical supplement (WSS) stated.

Deposits were hiked 16% from a year back. Outstanding loans went up by Rs. 8.26 billion ($186 million) to Rs. 32.41 trillion in the 2 weeks up to April 9.

Non-food credit increased by Rs. 11.67 billion to Rs. 31.93 trillion and food credit decreased by Rs. 3.41 billion to Rs. 481.49 billion.

Bank deposits went up by Rs. 435.01 billion to Rs. 45.30 trillion in the 2 weeks to April 9, the WSS said.