The share of non-performing loans (NPL) in the banking sector in February decreased by 0.5 wt. p. to 30% as of March 1, 2025. This was reported by the press service of the NBU.
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In February, the volume of NPL in banks decreased by almost UAH 1.2 billion, while the gross volume of loans provided by banks increased by UAH 15.8 billion.
The share of non-performing loans of individuals as of March 1, 2025 was 15%, of businesses – 39% (23% excluding the debts of the former owners of Privatbank and old debts from before the crisis of 2014-2016).
The NBU noted that among the factors that had a positive impact on the share of NPLs, there remains the continued increase in the volume of high-quality hryvnia loans by banks.
Before Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the share of NPLs in Ukrainian banks began to decline since 2018: from 55% to 27% as of March 1, 2022.
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