Private loans in Romanian lei edged down 0.4% on the month, while foreign currency loans fell 0.7% when expressed in lei. When expressed in euros, foreign currency lending was down 1%, the data showed.
Compared with November 2013, non-government lending decreased by 5.8% in real terms. Loans in Romanian lei inched down 0.4% on the year in November, while forex loans were down 7.3% when expressed in lei and 5.9% when expressed in euros.
Deposits of non-government resident customers inched 0.5% higher on the month to RON209 billion in November.
End-November, government credit reached RON77.6 billion, down 2.5% in real terms from the year-earlier month. (EUR1=RON4.4597)