A month earlier, overdue private loans were RON21.9 billion, or 9.7% of total loans.
Past due loans in Romanian lei decreased 2.1% on the month to RON9.3 billion in December, while overdue foreign currency loans were down 3% to RON12 billion, the data showed.
End December, overall private lending was RON225.16 billion, down 0.3% from RON225.8 the month before. (EUR1=RON4.3396)