Private loans in Romanian lei inched down 0.1% in real terms on the month, while foreign currency loans decreased 2.7% when expressed in lei. In euros, forex lending was down 0.3% on the month.
Compared with August 2011, non-government lending rose 1.7% in real terms, the data showed. Foreign currency loans were up 6.5% when expressed in lei and 0.8% when expressed in euros. Loans in Romanian lei advanced 0.4% on the year in August.
Deposits of non-government resident customers edged down 0.5% on the month to RON193.7 billion in August.
End-August, government credit reached RON76.6 billion, up 14.2% in real terms from the year-earlier month. (EUR1=RON4.5175)