Local currency lending increased 1% (+0.4% in real terms) on the month in April, while foreign currency lending decreased 0.1% when expressed in lei and by 0.02% when expressed in euros, the central bank said.
Compared with April 2018, private lending in Romania grew 7.6% (+3.4% in real terms), as local currency lending grew 11% (+6.6% in real terms), and foreign currency lending grew by 1.6% when expressed in lei and declined 0.5% when expressed in euros.
Deposits of non-government resident customers stood at RON337.39 billion in April, 2% higher than in March, the data showed.
Deposits grew 9.9% (+5.6% in real terms) in April compared with April 2018.
Government credit decreased 2.5% in April compared with March, to RON100.86 billion. Compared with April 2018, government credit grew 0.1% in nominal terms and decreased 3.9% in real terms.