BDL’s Total Assets Slip by 0.74% YTD in May 2017

According to the central bank’s (BDL) balance sheet, total assets slipped by 0.74% year-to-date (YTD) to stand at $101.57B in May 2017 mostly on the back of down ticks recorded in foreign assets and securities’ portfolio.

In details, Foreign assets (constituting 38.18% of BDL’s total assets) dropped by 4.74% YTD to reach $38.78B, while the Securities’ portfolio (23.65% of total assets) decreased by 7.07% since December 2016 to $24.02B. Loans to the local financial sector (5.82% of total assets) fell by 7.53% in May 2017 to $5.92B, while Gold assets (11.48% of total BDL assets) rose by 8.94% to settle at $11.66B over the same period.

On the liabilities side, Financial sector deposits which constituted 80% of BDL’s total liabilities slipped by 3.49% YTD to $81.23B, while Public sector deposits (5.83% of total liabilities) rose by 7.48% to reach $5.93B in May 2017.

Yearly levels of BDL’s Total Assets in May ($B)

BDL’s Total Assets Slip by 0.74% YTD in May 2017

Source: BDL

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