Private loans in Romanian lei edged down 0.8% on the year in December, while foreign currency loans fell 5.7% when expressed in lei. When expressed in euros, foreign currency lending was down 6.8% in 2013, the data showed.
Compared with November 2013, non-government lending decreased by 0.9% in real terms. Loans in Romanian lei were down 0.9% on the month in December, while forex loans declined 0.6% when expressed in lei and 1.5% when expressed in euros.
Deposits of non-government resident customers were 3.2% higher on the month to RON215.6 billion in December.
End-2013, government credit reached RON80.2 billion, up 0.2% in real terms from the year-earlier period. (EUR1=RON4.528)