TIRANA, May  30  /ATA/ The Bank of Albania announced that, for the month of April, the fresh loan for the economy was worth ALL 22.8 billion.

Compared to the corresponding period a year ago, this indicator marked a slight decrease of 2.9%.

Meanwhile, for the first 4 months of the year, the value of the fresh loan reached ALL 86.6 billion, also in this case with an annual decrease of 2.9%.

The largest credit growth resulted across the segment of individuals and corporations.

According to BoA, during this four-month period, fresh loans for individuals reached the value of 27.9 billion ALL, an increase of 4.8% compared to the same period a year ago, while for public corporations, lending increased by 72%.

The analyses of the Bank of Albania have shown that credit continues to grow, especially across the real estate segment and mainly in the euro currency.

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The Bank of Albania announces that the second-level banks in the country disbursed about ALL 28 billion in fresh loans. Compared to the corresponding period last year, lending to the economy increased by 26%.

According to the BoA, lending has increased for both individuals and businesses.

The Bank estimates that the growing credit trend is maintaining double-digit annual growth rates.
On an annual basis, lending to the economy increased by 11.9% compared to the same period a year earlier. The portfolio of individuals continues to have the highest growth rates, with 13.6%, while in the business segment the growth is 8.2% compared to the same period last year.

Among the most credited sectors remain real estate, trade, services and agribusiness.
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