KYIV, Jan 22 - The number of banks expecting an improvement in the quality of their loan portfolio over the next 12 months was 74% for the corporate segment and 83% for lending to households, according to a survey conducted by the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU).

"The survey participants positively assess the prospects for lending in the next 12 months: for example, 83% of respondents predict an increase in the loan portfolio of households, 74% - corporations. The banks still expect an increase in funding: almost two-thirds of respondents expect an increase in household deposits, 60% - corporate funds," the review posted on the website of the central bank says.