DUSHANBE, November 11, 2009, Asia-Plus --  As of October 31, 2009, August 31, a loan portfolio of open joint-stock company (OJSC) Orienbonk, which is one of Tajikistan’s largest financial institutions, amounted to more than 793.7 million somoni (equivalent to some 183 million U.S. dollars under the latest exchange rate).

According to Orienbonk’s press service, in the distribution cross section the proportions of loan recipients in the local currency were: private commercial enterprises – 53.86 percent; agricultural enterprises – 24.5 percent; state-owned enterprises – 19.14 percent; and physical entities – 2.5 percent.

In the distribution cross section the proportions of loan recipients in foreign currencies were: private commercial enterprises – 66.43 percent; agricultural enterprises – 15.55 percent; state-owned enterprises – 17.949 percent; and physical entities – 0.08 percent.

We will recall that as of January 1, 2009, Orienbonk’s loan portfolio amounted to some 754 million somoni (equivalent to 221 million U.S. dollars under the exchange rate for January 2009).