A month earlier, overdue non-government loans stood at RON18.5 billion.

Past due loans in Romanian lei were up 2.5% on the month to RON8.64 billion in June, while overdue foreign currency loans rose 6.6% to RON10.77 billion, the data showed.

End June, overall private lending rose 3.2% on the month to RON214 billion. (EUR1=RON4.25)