Chart by Rehan Ahmed
Total assets of all commercial banks stood at Rs15,258.36bn, lower by 0.94pc over previous week’s figure of Rs15,403.73bn, while total assets of specialised banks at Rs245.14bn, were smaller 1.68pc over the previous week’s Rs249.33bn.
Gross advances of all scheduled banks stood at Rs5,805.25bn, higher by 0.50pc over the preceding week’s figure of Rs5,776.68bn. Compared with last year’s corresponding figure of Rs4,957.68bn, current week’s figure is higher by 17.09pc.
Advances by all commercial banks increased to Rs5,636.76bn from previous week’s Rs5,608.29bn indicating a rise of 0.50pc, whereas advances of specialised banks stood at Rs168.49bn against previous week’s Rs168.39bn.
Borrowings by all scheduled banks decreased in the week under review. It fell by 1.90pc to Rs2,231.01bn against previous week’s Rs2,274.21bn. Compared to last year’s corresponding figure of Rs1,717.24bn, current week’s figure is higher by 29.92pc.
Borrowings by commercial banks in the week at Rs2,203.90bn were lower by 1.96pc against previous week’s Rs2,247.94bn. Borrowings by specialised banks stood at Rs27.10bn against the previous week’s Rs26.26bn.
Investments of all scheduled banks stood at Rs7,791.52bn against preceding week’s figure of Rs7,794.31bn, showing a decrease of 0.04pc. Compared to last year’s corresponding figure of Rs6,822.66bn, current week’s figure is higher by 14.20pc.
Investments by all commercial banks stood at Rs7,736.49bn, smaller by 0.13pc against preceding week’s figure of Rs7,746.50bn, whereas investment by all specialised banks stood at Rs55.03bn against preceding week’s figure of Rs47.81bn.
Notes in circulation stood at Rs3,795.23bn during the week ended May 05, according to the State Bank of Pakistan, against Rs3,731.47bn a week earlier, showing a rise of 1.70pc. Compared to last year’s corresponding figure of Rs3,254.29bn, current week’s figure is higher by 16.62pc.
Published in Dawn, The Business and Finance Weekly, May 22nd, 2017