Eleven banks and foreign bank branches ended the first half with a profit and another two suffered losses.
The banking system's assets totaled 26.415 billion euros in late June, up 2.2% from a quarter ago and up by 10.6% year-on-year.
The combined loan portfolio (including leasing), which makes up the bulk of the assets, grew by 5.8% year-on-year to reach 18.624 billion euros at the end of the first half.
Loans to businesses increased by 5.1% to 8.836 billion euros, and loans to private individuals grew by 8.4% to 8.387 billion euros, with housing loans up by 8.2% to 6.65 billion euros.
Overall deposits rose by 11.2% over the year to 18.661 billion euros, with private individuals' deposits up by 7.3% to 11.212 billion euros.
