The total bank loan portfolio increased by 19.1% YoY in August 2018, excluding FX effect. From the segments perspective, retail, SME and corporate loans increased by 19.1%, 20.8% and 18.1% YoY, respectively. Growth of retail loans was mostly driven by mortgages, which went up by 34.7% YoY, while non-mortgage loan growth slowed to 9.0% YoY.
