Local currency lending grew 0.7% (0.4% in real terms) on the month in August, while foreign currency lending grew 0.6% when expressed in lei and 0.3% when expressed in euros, the central bank said.
Compared with August 2017, private lending in Romania grew 6.6% (1.5% in real terms), as local currency lending grew 14.1% (8.6% in real terms), and foreign currency lending dropped by 5.1% when expressed in lei and by 6.2% when expressed in euros.
Deposits of non-government resident customers stood at RON314.29 billion in August, 1.3% higher than in July, the data showed.
Deposits grew 10.5% (5.2% in real terms) compared with August 2017.
Government credit increased 1.2% in August compared with July, to RON99.9 billion. Compared with August 2017, government credit grew 3.4% in nominal terms and declined 1.5% in real terms.