Local currency lending grew 1.1% (0.8% in real terms) on the month in April, while foreign currency lending declined 1.3% when expressed in lei and declined 1% when expressed in euros.
Compared with April 2016, private lending in Romania grew 3.2% (2.5% in real terms), as local currency lending grew 13.5% (12.8% in real terms), and foreign currency lending dropped by 8.7% when expressed in lei and by 9.8% when expressed in euros.
Deposits of non-government resident customers stood at RON277.1 billion in April, 0.9% higher than in March, the data showed.
Government credit grew 3.6% in April compared with March, to RON99.92 billion. Compared with April 2016, government credit increased 8.4% in nominal terms and 7.8% in real terms.