Loan-to-Deposit Ratio Down 2%

Central Bank of Iran data indicates that the percentage of banks’ outstanding loans to deposits declined again in the calendar month to January 20. 
The loan to deposit ratio (LDR) stood at 78.6% during the period, down 2% compared to the corresponding period in 2019. 
The figure also shows 2.7% decline during a 10-month period (March 2019- January 2020), according to the monthly report published on the CBI website. 
LDR is used to assess a bank's liquidity by comparing total loans to total deposits for a specific period and is expressed in percentage.