Deposit base  •  The banking sector deposit base as of August 31 amounted to 274.2 billion dinars, registering an increase of 51.2 billion dinars, i.e. 22.8%, compared to the end of the last year balance.
•  Total savings (dinar and foreign exchange) as of August 31, 2004 reached the amount of 106.3 billion dinars, which is about 21.3 million dinars (+25.1%) higher than at the end of 2003. •  So far this year, as of October 19, new foreign exchange savings deposits increased by 25.1%, or EUR 261 million, exceeding the amount of EUR 1.3 billion, i.e.