A month earlier, overdue private loans were RON26.8 billion, or 11.4% of total loans.
Past due loans in Romanian lei rose 1% on the month to RON10.63 billion in August, while overdue foreign currency loans were up 0.7% to RON16.36 billion, the data showed.
End August, overall private lending was RON230.36 billion, down from RON234.11 billion the month before. (EUR1=RON4.5168)