Consolidated total assets rose 6.8% to HUF 1.770 trillion. Gross stock of loans fell 4% to HUF 1.013 trillion, while stock of deposits rose 4.4% to HUF 1.067 trillion.

UniCredit bank said the National Bank of Hungary’s Funding for Growth scheme had moderated the decline in lending by supporting outlays to SMEs.

The bank’s net loan-to-deposit ratio stood at 85% at year’s end, down from 94% at the end of 2012.