In April, the banks refused payments amounting to RON503.5 million.
The lenders refused total payments worth around RON3.24 billion in the first half of the year, down from RON4.84 billion in the year-earlier period.
In 2010, Romanian bank payment refusals reached RON9.57 billion, up 1.6% on the year. (EUR1=RON4.2527)