Ukrainians withdrew a record amount of savings in January - NBU
In January, Ukrainians withdrew UAH 27 billion from their deposit accounts, a record withdrawal since the introduction of martial law in Ukraine on February 24, 2022, Ekonomichna Pravda reports. This is stated in thereport of the National Bank of Ukraine.
In January 2024, the total volume of household deposits in the banking system decreased by 2.5% - by UAH 27.4 billion, leaving UAH 1.05 trillion on the accounts (from UAH 1.078 trillion at the end of 2023).
The overall decline in residents' deposits in banks amounted to 2.1%. Thus, the total amount of deposits decreased by UAH 49.2 billion to UAH 2.35 trillion. The statistics take into account deposits of both households and businesses.
Entrepreneurs withdrew UAH 22 billion in January.
To recap:
According to preliminary data, solvent Ukrainian banks earned UAH 86.5 billion in net profit in 2023.
The share of NPLs in the banking sector decreased by 0.8% in 2023 and amounted to 37.4% as of January 1.
On February 7, the Verkhovna Rada supports the government's draft law on mobilization in the first reading. The updated draft law proposes to introduce measures to influence evaders, including blocking bank accounts.
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