The amount of outstanding loan to entities, enterprises and citizens amounted MNT 15.4 trillion, increased by MNT 2.5 trillion or 19.4 percent from the same period of the previous year.

Principals in arrears amounted MNT 829.5 billion, increased by MNT 32.5 billion or 4.1 percent from the same period of the previous year. The principals in arrears makes up to 5.4 percent of total loans, showing a decrease of 0.8 points from the same period of the previous year.

The non-performing loans at the level of the bank system amounted MNT 1.3 trillion, increased and by MNT 184.7 billion or 16.3 percent from the same period of the previous year. The non-performing loans at the level of the bank makes up to 8.5 percent of total loans.

In the first half of 2018, 384.9 million pieces of securities worth of MNT 290.7 billion were traded on the national stock market, which is decreased by MNT 501.8 billion or 63.3 percent compared to the same period of previous year. The number of traded securities increased by MNT 333.7 million or 7.5 times compared to the same period of previous year.

Trade of government bonds in secondary markets amounted MNT 240.9 billion in the first half of 2018, which decreased by MNT 105.5 billion or 30.5 percent compared to the same period of 2017.

The average index of the top 20 securities listed on the Mongolia Stock Exchange reached 19737.5 units, increased by 184 units from the previous month and by 7153.6 units from the same period of 2017.

Total value of joint stock companies listed on stock market reached MNT 2.5 trillion, increased by MNT 984.2 billion or 65.7 percent from the same period of the previous year.

Average exchange rate of MNT to US dollars announced from Bank of Mongolia in June 2018 was MNT 2432.30, which depreciated by 2.7 percent from the same period of the previous year and 1.1 percent from the previous month.

Source: National Statistics Office