17:45 - 15.10.2026

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October 15, Fineko/abc.az. Against the background of a 9.44% rise in overfall assets of the Azerbaijani banking sector in the first 8 months of 2026, Premium Bank's assets grew only by 0.18% in the first 9 months, which is significantly inferior to the dynamics of the sector as a whole.

Bank's deposit portfolio showed mixed dynamics. Deposits of individuals grew by 1.4% up to 309.5 million manats and deposits of legal entities by 4.3% up to 92.9 million manats.

In Bank's loan portfolio, 362.2 million manats accounted for business loans, 72.8 million manats for mortgage loans, and 61.7 million manats for consumer loans.

Despite a 5.9% rise of non-interest expenses up to 22 million manats, the Bank was able to increase its profit from 9.1 million manats up to 13 million manats. At that, the volume of funds decreased by 13.2 million manats.

A slight increase in assets may indicate a weakening of Premium Bank's position amid the expansion of the banking sector. However, to make an unambiguous conclusion about the decline in the bank's market share, it is necessary to compare the dynamics of its assets with the corresponding indicators of the entire sector over the same period.