OREANDA-NEWS. Belarusian banks' total balance sheet profits amounted to 2.441 trillion Belarusian rubles (Br) in January-May 2014, or U.S. USD 239.5 million at the official rate of the central bank, down 9.3% on the year, the National Bank of Belarus told.

Banks" equity capital totalled 56.777 trillion rubles (USD 5.6bn) as of June 1, 2014, up 15% from the level of June 1, 2013.

Capital adequacy decreased to 14.8% as of June 1, 2014, from 15.5% on January 1, 2014.

Return on equity of Belarusian commercial banks was at 4.39% in January-May 2014, down from 5.62% in January-May 2013, according the National Bank of Belarus.

Belarusian banks" balance sheet assets went up 24.3% in January-May 2014 to 438.499 trillion rubles as of June 1, 2014. Return on assets went down to 0.58% in Jan-May 2014 from 0.78% in Jan-May 2013.

Problem assets went up 34.2% to 14.453 trillion rubles (USD 1.4tn) as of June 1, 2014.

Provisions for assets subject to credit risks increased 16.6% year on year in January-May 2014 to 10.539 trillion rubles (USD 1.03 billion). The share of troubled assets in Belarus' bank assets subject to credit exposure went up to 4.92% as of June 1, 2014 from 4.56% as of June 1, 2013.

Short-term liquidity of Belarusian banks reduced to 1.68% as of June 1, 2014 from 2.15% the year before.

Immediate liquidity grew to 275.73% As of June 1, 2014 from 272.25% the year before.

Current liquidity went down to 137.68% as of June 1, 2014 from 144.58% as of June 1, 2013.

The ratio of liquid assets to total assets went down to 27.5% as of June 1, 2014 from 27.62% as of June 1, 2013.