The bank told Gazeta.ru that from January to June of this year, Sberbank issued 1.5 trillion rubles to Russian enterprises to finance new projects.
It is stated that this figure is 40% higher than the data for the same period last year.
Sber increased its portfolio of investment and project loans to enterprises by 13% to RUB 7.7 trillion by July. Since the beginning of the year, the bank’s total loan portfolio has increased by 11.5%.
According to Sberbank Deputy Chairman Anatoly Popov, the growth in investment loans reflects the overall readiness of the economy for further development. The largest demand for investment financing at Sberbank in the first half of the year was recorded in the sectors of development, oil and gas industry, agriculture, energy and metallurgy.
“We are pleased to note that the business has successfully transformed in new conditions and returned to the implementation of promising projects,” said Popov.
Before that, Sber’s customers investment 227 billion rubles in ready-made investment solutions for six months.
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