Non-performing loans in Croatia fall to 11.4 percent at year-end

ZAGREB (Reuters) – The level of non-performing loans in the Croatian banking system fell to 11.37 percent at the end of 2017 from 13.8 percent a year earlier, the central bank said on Thursday.

Around 90 percent of Croatia’s banks are owned by parents from other European Union countries, notably Italy, Austria and Hungary.

The level of non-performing loans to companies fell at the end of last year to 22.3 percent from 28.3 percent a year before, while soured loans to households declined to 8.1 percent of the total from 10.3 percent at end-2016.

Construction firms have the highest level of non-performing loans.

Croatian banks had a total 245.9 billion kuna ($40.22 billion) of loans outstanding at the end of 2017, down from 261.2 billion kuna a year earlier. More than half, or 146.7 billion kuna, were denominated in the euro currency.

The level of non-performing loans in Croatia peaked at 17.34 percent in mid-2015 following six consecutive years of recession years for the youngest EU member between 2009 and 2014.

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