KIEV, April 27 ??“ Raiffeisen Bank Aval, Ukraine??™s second biggest bank by assets, boosted its total assets 12% in January through March 2007, to UAH 31.124 billion, the bank reported.

The volume of the bank's credit portfolio grew by 12% in Q1 2007, to UAH 24.317 billion. Credits to companies grew by 14%, to UAH 12.817 billion, while credits to individuals grew by 9%, to UAH 11.5 billion.