Private loans in Romanian lei edged up 0.1% on the month, while foreign currency loans rose 1% when expressed in lei. When expressed in euros, foreign currency lending inched down 0.3%, the data showed.
Compared with May 2013, non-government lending decreased by 7.3% in real terms. Loans in Romanian lei decreased 1.3% on the year in May, while forex loans were down 5.9% when expressed in lei and 4.1% when expressed in euros.
Deposits of non-government resident customers inched up 0.6% on the month to RON201.88 billion in May.
End-May, government credit reached RON71.44 billion, down 17.6% in real terms from the year-earlier month. (EUR1=RON4.5209)