YEREVAN, February 8. /ARKA/. Armenian banks' lending volume amounted to AMD 5.3 trillion at the end of December 2023 against AMD 5 trillion at the end of September, the National Statistical Committee said.

Both figures include extended and overdue loans, it said.

Loans issued in foreign currency amounted to AMD 1.88 trillion equivalent at the end of December 2023 against AMD 1.76 trillion in September, while loans in AMD amounted to AMD 3.43 trillion against AMD 3.29 trillion in September.

The volume of loans extended by banks to non-residents amounted to AMD 269.8 billion against AMD 260.3 billion in September, while the volume of loans to residents amounted to AMD 4.88 trillion against AMD 4.59 trillion in September.

The volume of loans to residents in AMD amounted to AMD 3.21 trillion in December against AMD 3.02 trillion in September, while the volume of loans in foreign currency amounted to the equivalent of AMD 1.67 trillion against AMD 1.57 trillion in September.

The volume of loans issued by credit organizations at the end of December amounted to 320 billion drams against 295.5 billion in September.

Loans to non-residents amounted to AMD 11.5 billion against AMD 16.2 billion in September, while the volume of loans to residents amounted to AMD 279.3 billion against AMD 280.1 billion in August.Loans to residents in AMD amounted to AMD 308.4 billion vs. AMD 279.3 billion in September, and loans in foreign currency amounted to the equivalent of AMD 85.7 billion vs. AMD 67.7 billion in September. ($1 - AMD 404.47) -0-.