A month earlier, overdue private loans were RON21.3 billion, or 9.6% of total loans.

Past due loans in Romanian lei increased 1.6% on the month to RON9.5 billion in November, while overdue foreign currency loans were up 3.7% to RON12.4 billion, the data showed.

End November, overall private lending was RON225.8 billion, up 1.2% from RON223.03 billion the month before. (EUR1=RON4.2875)