Private loans in Romanian lei rose 0.9% on the month, but foreign currency loans were down 1.7% when expressed in lei and 1.4% when expressed in euros.
Compared with June 2013, non-government lending fell 4.5% in real terms. Loans in Romanian lei rose 6.6% on the year in June, but forex loans declined 10.7% when expressed in lei and 9.2% when expressed in euros.
Deposits of non-government resident customers inched 0.5% lower on the month to RON214.1 billion in June.
End-June, government credit reached RON80.5 billion, up 7.1% in real terms from the year-earlier month. (EUR1=RON4.4408)