Polish banks expect to increase their combined net result increase by 5.2% in 2018 as they forecast a 6.3% net interest income and a 2.1% fee income growth this year, survey of 2018 forecasts carried out by financial market regulator KNF shows.
Polish banks see 6.8% client loan book growth in 2018, incl. 5.5% growth in household loan book and a 9.4% for corporate loan book growth.
Quality of the loan portfolio is expected to worsen „insignificantly” in 2018 to 8.1% NPL (nonperforming loan) rate, chiefly on large-corporate and consumer loan books, banks also forecast.
