TIRANA, May 2/ATA/ During the second half of 2021, the second-tier banks received 67,126 loan applications, of which 7% belonged to the business sector and 93% belonged to the household sector.
The Bank of Albania reported that if compared to a year ago, the total number of loan applications received by the banks increased by 3%.
In annual terms, the small-medium enterprises and individuals happen to be the group with the highest increase of loan applications.
The Central Bank said that the banks with domestic capital rejected only 6.1% of loan applications in the group of households, while banks with foreign capital rejected 28.3% of the total applications.
While in the business segment and especially the corporations, the ratio vary significantly. Banks with foreign capital rejected only 1.4% of loan applications, while banks with domestic capital rejected 6.1%. /j.p/p.s./
