Corporate lending growth first went down in April, and the decline worsened in May, after March saw the second monthly peak in 14 years, more than RON4.6 billion. the highest level of corporate loans, RON4.7 billion, was recorded in December 2020.
Corporate loans in euros went up 13% in May over April 2021 to RON224.3 million (RON1.1 billion).
New corporate loans in lei and euros stood at more than RON3.73 billion in May, an increase of RON1.43 billion and 61.8% on the year-ago month. They amounted to more than RON21.3 billion in the first five months, some RON5.4 billion or 33.6% higher than in January-May 2020.
(English version by Loredana Fratila-Cristescu)