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28 March, 2024
 

CBC: New loans drop by almost 50% in April

Total restructured loans for which new loan contracts have been signed amounted to €71 million in April

Source: CNA

Cypriot banks granted 50% fewer loans this month in comparison to last month due to a sizeable reduction in new housing loans.

According to data published by the Central Bank of Cyprus total new “fresh” credit in April amounted to €193.6 million compared with €378 million the month before, marking a monthly drop of 49%. Compared with April of last year, new loans dropped by 1.4%.

All new loan categories as reported by the CBC dropped compared with the previous month, with housing loans and loans over €1 million (representing the largest categories) showing sizeable reductions.

New consumer credit in April amounted to €11.4 million, compared with €12.3 million in March, while housing loans dropped to €64.8 million compared with €195.2 in the previous month. The drop may be attributed to the Easter holidays as well as price hikes in raw materials which pushed home prices upwards.

New credit up to €1 million amounted to €44.4 million compared with €68.3 million in the previous month, while new loans over €1 million declined to €66.9 million compared with €95.4 million in March.

Total restructured loans for which new loan contracts have been signed amounted to €71 million in April compared with €128.7 million in the previous month.

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