The total outstanding loans extended by the current 37 domestic banks increased by NT$106.9 billion as compared to the figure of previous month and amounted to NT$28.91 trillion at the end of March 2019. Meanwhile, the NPLs of these banks totaled at NT$73.1 billion which increased by NT$0.3 billion from NT$72.8 billion as of the end of previous month.
The average NPL ratio of the 37 banks remained at 0.25% compared to previous month, and was down by 0.02 percentage points compared to the same month last year. The coverage ratio of allowances for NPLs stood at 549.68%. While the ratio decreased by 3.44 percentage points from 553.12% of the previous month, it still remained stable at a higher level.