Shafaq News – Baghdad

Iraq’s banking sector recorded higher deposits but weaker credit in June 2025, the Central Bank (CBI) announced on Saturday.

According to the CBI, total deposits with operating banks reached 117.4T dinars ($82.1B), up 1.7% from May. Of this, 37.8T dinars ($26.4B) came from the central government, 25.5T dinars ($17.8B) from public institutions, and 54.1T dinars ($37.8B) from the private sector.

Credit, however, slipped to 71.4T dinars ($49.9B) from 71.5T dinars ($50B) in May. Lending included 24.6T dinars ($17.2B) to the central government, 2.45T dinars ($1.7B) to public institutions, and 44.3T dinars ($31B) to the private sector.