Bank deposit growth and cash credit decline in Iraq
Bank deposit growth and cash credit decline in Iraq
2025-09-06 04:20
Shafaq News – Baghdad
The Central Bank of Iraq announced on Saturday that bank deposits in the country grew for June 2025, while credit growth registered a slight decline.
According to bank statistics reviewed by Shafaq News Agency, total deposits at banks operating in Iraq reached 117.439 billion dinars, a 1.7% increase compared to 115.360 billion dinars in May.
The bank indicated that central government deposits amounted to 37.822 billion dinars, public institutions’ deposits amounted to 25.460 billion dinars, while private sector deposits amounted to 54.157 billion dinars.
In contrast, credit growth declined slightly by 0.01% in June, reaching 71.431 billion dinars, compared to 71.504 billion dinars in May.
Credit extended to the central government amounted to 24.680 billion dinars, to public institutions 2.454 billion dinars, and to the private sector 44.349 billion dinars.
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