CB: Arrears on loans to businesses grew by 35% in five months – Kommersant

                             
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According to the statistics of the Bank of Russia, published July 1, five months in 2015 the volume of overdue loans for small and medium business increased by 35% and amounted to almost 533 billion rubles. It is noted that the overall situation in the small and medium business is deteriorating. The volume of lending to this segment of the business continues to decline. Thus, in January-May this year, the number of loans fell by 38.4%: the first five months in 2015, banks issued loans to SMEs by 1.89 trillion rubles., Against 3.1 trillion rubles. in the same period last year. In addition, the delay for loans June 1, 2015, reaching a record level for the entire period of publication of the relevant statistics of the Central Bank amounted to 11.26%. According to statistics from the Bank of Russia, the most unfavorable situation in the segment of micro business.