Exchange-rate protected deposit accounts decreased from 798.8 billion lira to 779 billion lira last week. The decline in exchange-rate protected TL deposits and participation accounts continues. During the week ending on March 21, exchange-rate protected TL deposits and participation accounts dropped from 798.8 billion lira to 779 billion lira. In the same week, loans increased from 17.2512 trillion lira to 17.4916 trillion lira, while deposits rose from 19.4284 trillion lira to 20.9793 trillion lira.