Private loans in Romanian lei were unchanged on the month, but foreign currency loans rose 1.6% when expressed in lei and by EUR0.4 million when expressed in euros, the central bank said.
Compared with May 2011, non-government lending rose 7.4% in real terms, the data showed. Foreign currency loans were up 13.2% when expressed in lei and 4.4% when expressed in euros. Loans in Romanian lei advanced 1.3% on the year in May.
Deposits of non-government resident customers increased 1% on the month to RON193.4 billion in May.
End-May, government credit reached RON82.3 billion, up 24.6% in real terms from the year-earlier month. (EUR1=RON4.4652)