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half, NCDs issued by deposit-taking institutions grew by 16.4%, from $11,483 million to $13,365 million, compared with a growth rate of 28.9% during the second half of 1982.

Secondly, the limited specification of local NCDs issued by

banks and licensed (but not registered) deposit-taking companies as liquid assets, which commenced on 1 April, also

led to a larger proportion of them being held by deposit-taking institutions and a smaller proportion being held outside the monetary sector. At the end of March 1983,

this proportion was slightly less than 50%. By the end June, the proportion had increased to almost 54%(9).

Loans and advances

3.8

Total loans and

advances extended by banks and

deposit-taking companies grew by 8.9% during the first half of

Bank loans grew by 8.4%. Largely reflecting the upgrading of eight deposit-taking companies from registered to

1983.

(9)

/licensed

...

As at end

of

Local NCDs issued

by banks and licensed (but not

registered) dtcs

($mn)

Held by

banks and

Held outside

the

dtcs

monetary sector

($mn)

($mn)

1982 Dec

10,029

5,040

4,989

1983 Mar

10,330

5,141

5,189

Jun

11,389

6,123

5,266

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