Turkish lira deposit rates below official inflation

Turkish lira deposit rates below official inflation
By Akin Nazli in Belgrade January 28, 2020

Average interest rates on Turkish lira (TRY) deposits at local banks fell to 9.60% as of January 17, the lowest level recorded since January 2017, according to data from the central bank.

The figure stood at 23% in June 2019 but it has steadily fallen since then.

Official CPI inflation was posted at 11.84% in December.

Total deposits at local lenders rose 1% w/w to TRY2.57 trillion ($432.4bn) as of January 17, data from banking watchdog BDDK showed.

Turkish banking industry
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov
Assets (TRY tn) 3.86 3.94 4.14 4.29 4.27 4.23 4.17 4.27 4.27 4.32 4.36
Loans (TRY tn) 2.38 2.42 2.52 2.56 2.55 2.54 2.49 2.54 2.53 2.56 2.60
Gross NPL(TRYbn) 100 104 106 109 111 116 120 124 133 140 144
NPL Ratio (%) 4.03 4.11 4.04 4.05 4.18 4.36 4.57 4.64 4.96 5.15 5.23
Deposits (TRY tn) 2.05 2.10 2.21 2.27 2.27 2.27 2.26 2.35 2.36 2.42 2.45
Equity (TRY bn) 426 433 433 440 439 449 455 456 466 472 482
Net profit (TRY bn) 3.2 6.5 12.4 16.2 19.7 24.8 28.2 32.8 36.2 41.3 46.6
NII (TRY bn) 10 21 35 48 61 73 86 100 114 130 145
ROA (%) 0.08 0.17 0.31 0.40 0.48 0.60 0.68 0.79 0.87 0.99 1.11
ROE (%) 0.77 1.53 2.92 3.82 4.67 5.86 6.67 7.76 8.52 9.72 10.95
Capital/Assets(%) 11.0 11.0 10.5 10.3 10.3 10.6 10.9 10.7 10.9 10.9 11.1
CAR (core) (%) 14 14 13 13 13 13 14 14 14 14 14
source: bddk

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