(Reuters) - Civil unrest in Ukraine has put pressure on its banks which could need liquidity and capital support due to falling deposits, a high level of non-performing loans and a depreciating currency.
More than 5 percent of bank deposits, worth over $3 billion (1 billion pounds), may have been withdrawn this year, non-performing loans are running at more than 40 percent and banks have lost money through the hryvnia's depreciation, the Institute of International Finance (IIF) said in a paper this week.
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