January statistics on Banking and Money Supply

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ According to the Bank of Mongolia, a money supply (broad money or M2) reached 10.3 trill.tog at the end of January of 2015, decreasing 311.3 bln.tog or 2.9 percent from the previous month, and increasing 302.6 bln.tog or 3.0 percent against the same period of the previous year. At the end of January, a currency issued in circulation reached MNT 732.4 billion, decreasing 77.3 billion Togrog or 9.5 percent from the previous month, and by 161.9 billion or 18.1 percent against the same period of the previous year. Loans outstanding amounted to MNT 12.1 trillion at the end of the period, going down 413.7 billion Togrog or 3.3 percent from the previous month and increasing 1.1 trillion Togrog or 9.8 percent against January of 2014. Principals in arrears reached MNT 317.7 billion, showing an increase of 48.2 billion Togrog or 17.9 percent against the previous month, and of 165.4 billion Togrog or 2.1 times compared to the same period of 2014. As for the non-performing loans over the bank system, the total amount reached MNT 657.4 billion, showing increase of 31.7 billion Togrog or 5.1 percent against the previous month, and of 75.6 billion Togrog or 13.0 percent compared to the same period of the previous year. In January 2015, 5.8 million shares were traded valued at MNT 65.1 billion at the stock market. The securities’ trading increased MNT 64.2 billion or 70.1 times, and shares increased 4.1 million or 3.5 times against the same period of 2014.