Private loans in Romanian lei edged up 0.2% on the month, but foreign currency loans fell 1.8% when expressed in lei. When expressed in euros, foreign currency lending was down 1.1%, the data showed.
Compared with October 2013, non-government lending decreased by 5.7% in real terms. Loans in Romanian lei inched up 0.1% on the year in October, but forex loans were down 7.4% when expressed in lei and 5.2% when expressed in euros.
Deposits of non-government resident customers rose 1.3% on the month to RON207.97 billion in October.
End-October, government credit reached RON76.24 billion, down 3.8% in real terms from the year-earlier month. (EUR1=RON4.4447)