Nizhny Novgorod banks earned 45% more in 2011

Profits of banks in the Nizhny Novgorod region in 2011 increased by 45% to $ 27.1 billion. This head of the main Central Bank of Russia in Nizhny Novgorod Stanislav Spitsyn said at a press conference on Tuesday. According to him, the activities of banks in the region in 2011 can be proud of. “The balance sheet grew by 22%. This is essential. The total amount of deposits in 2011 increased by 15% to 202 billion rubles. 30 billion people brought into commercial banks, “- he said. Head of State of the Central Bank said that the volume of lending over the past year increased by 22%, while two thirds were long-term loans. “It also reduced the delay of payments on loans. Now debt is less than 18 billion rubles, with all the materials in these cases are pending in court, “- he said. S.Spitsyn noted that the share of loans to businesses increased in 2011 by 43% to 20 billion rubles, loans to individuals amounted to 100 billion rubles, a 35% increase compared to 2010.