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August 22, 2024
Credit to the non-financial private sector accelerated in June (7.5% in real terms) hand in hand with corporate credit. On the deposits side, the increase in demand deposits and the exchange rate depreciation supported the stabilization of traditional deposits.
July 10, 2024
Credit to the SPNF maintained double-digit nominal growth rates in May (11.4%) driven by the dynamism of the consumer portfolio, particularly in the automotive segment, and a rebound in business credit. This rebound stemmed from credit to the services sector all across the country.
June 18, 2024
The historically large China-US rate reversion triggered corporations to finance their businesses in RMB due to its lower funding costs compared to USD, which had been the historical norm for corporate financing.
March 13, 2024
Uruguay continues to show a solid, liquid financial system with a good quality loan portfolio that translates into low levels of non-performing loans. Compared to the rest of the region, the penetration levels of the financial system are mid-range, which gives it a high growth potential for the medium term.
February 29, 2024
The Banking System maintains capital and liquidity levels much higher than regulatory minima. The dynamism of bank financing in 2023 was observed in all sectors (public and private), through various instruments (credit and securities) and was accompanied by higher credit provisions.
December 8, 2022
The momentum of the credit to the private sector lingered in October underpinned by the highest monthly growth of the credit card balance since 2013. The composition of bank deposits is leaning towards term deposits as interest rates remain high and economic activity has surprised to the upside recentley.
August 29, 2022
In 2Q22, the recovery of credit activity was reflected mainly on the financing of households (consumption and housing), while financing to companies still shows slow dynamism. This recovery was supported by the sustained growth of formal employment and wages that partially offset the environment of higher interest rates.
November 5, 2021
Housing credit from commercial banks registered better granting conditions and a recomposition in their destination, while the automotive segment showed a drop in real terms, despite offering better conditions on both terms and interest rates. Business credit fell 3.1% YoY during August.
October 22, 2021
In August 2021, the nominal balance of the current loan portfolio granted by commercial banks to the non-financial private sector fell 3.1% annually (-8.3% in real terms). By credit aggregates, the annual nominal variations were: consumption, -0.3%; housing, 9.4%, and business, -8.4%.
October 8, 2021
The withdrawal of Accendo banking license does not represent a risk for the stabilility of the banking system. This was confirmed by the Financial System Stability Board as it stressed that the fundamentals of the system remain sound. However, concerns about the weakness of the credit granted to the private sector prevail.
September 14, 2021
For the third consecutive month, the contraction in the annual growth rate of current portfolio balances to the non-financial private sector has been milder, which reaffirms that total bank credit is on the way to a recovery, although its magnitude differs across portfolios.
