LDR Uptrend Continues

The loan-to-deposit ratio (LDR) of banks and credit institutions has been of the ascending order for four straight months, indicating a higher inclination to lend.
It was 82.8% by end of the month to Feb. 19, rising 1.7 percentage points on the same period a year before and up 2.6 percentage points from March 2021. 
The ratio has been rising at a slow but steady pace since October 2021, when it stood at 81.4%, according to data published by the Central Bank of Iran.