Lending in the Bulgarian banking sector is growing, and non-performing loans (NPL) in some segments are decreasing, according to the data from the monetary statistics of the BNB at the end of May. The overall growth of granted loans was 13% on an annual basis, with the increase in loans to households being much stronger...

Non-performing fast loans (NPL) increased in absolute value and as a share for the first quarter of the year. At that time it was a weak growth in the total loan portfolio, according to BNB data. In previous quarters increased lending helped keep the NPL ratio to total loans largely flat or slightly down. At...

Ability of the European consumers to pay their payments on time is improving, but women remain more vulnerable to financial hardship. This shows the latest edition of the European Consumer Payment Report (ECPR), which reflects a survey of 20,000 EU citizens, conducted in January. On the positive side of the survey, many report an improvement...

Euro area banks slightly tightened business lending conditions in the first quarter of the year, while demand for loans in the corporate sector shrank significantly against the backdrop of expectations to the contrary, shows a regular survey of the European Central Bank (ECB). The survey notes a significant drop in the demand for corporate loans...

Non-performing loans (NPLs) in Europe remain at a very low level, even with a slight decrease in some segments, despite the growth in lending, the latest Risk Dashboard report of the European Banking Authority (EBA) shows. The data are as at the end of the third quarter of 2023 and show no change of the...

Non-performing leasing receivables in Bulgaria fell to their lowest level for the last 15 years, according to Bulgarian National Bank’s data. By the end of 2023 they are only 1.6% of the sector’s finance lease portfolio, 0.1 percentage point below the level at the end of 2008. Historically their lowest level was in the third...