Private loans in Romanian lei edged down 0.2% on the month, while foreign currency loans decreased 1.7% when expressed in lei. When expressed in euros, foreign currency lending were down 0.4%, the data showed.
Compared with July 2013, non-government lending decreased by 8.4% in real terms. Loans in Romanian lei fell 3.7% on the year in July, while forex loans were down 7.2% when expressed in lei and 3.8% when expressed in euros.
Deposits of non-government resident customers inched down 0.9% on the month to RON202.5 billion in July.
End-July, government credit reached RON72.5 billion, down 2.9% in real terms from the year-earlier month. (EUR1=RON4.403)