DUSHANBE, October 20, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Over the first nine months of this year, open joint-stock company (OJSC) Agroinvestbonk has provided some 579 million somoni (equivalent to more than 132 million U.S. dollars) in loans, which is 25.1 percent fewer than in the same period of last year, according to Agroinvestbonk’s press service.

Over the report period, the bank, in particular provided microloans for a total amount of 216.1178 million somoni, which is 27.7 percent fewer than in January-September 2008.

Microloans accounted for 37.3 percent of the overall amount of loans provided by Agroinvestbonk in January-September 2009.

Over the same nine-month period, the euro and dollar remittances to the bank have decreased by 20.1 and 36 percent respectively, while remittances in Russian rubles in January-September 2009 have increased by 27.3 percent.  Physical entities have remitted nearly US$342 million, more than €1.6 million and some RR 5.5 billion to Agroinvestbonk over the report period.

Agroinvestbonk’s assets rose 26 percent in the year to September 20, 2009, reaching 1.072 billion somoni.  The bank’s liabilities rose 19.5 percent to the year of September 30, 2009, reaching 865 million somoni.

Agroinvestbonk’s capital rose 65.1 percent in the year to September 30, 2009, reaching 206.5 million somoni.  

Founded in 1992, Agroinvestbonk, with headquarters in Dushanbe, has main branches in Khorog, Khujand, Kulob and Qurghon Teppa and 61 other branches across the republic.