Local currency lending increased 1% (+0.9% in real terms) on the month in August, while foreign currency lending grew 0.3% when expressed in lei and 0.4% when expressed in euros, the central bank said.
Compared with August 2018, private lending in Romania grew 8% (+4% in real terms), as local currency lending grew 10.4% (+6.2% in real terms), and foreign currency lending grew by 3.7% when expressed in lei and by 1.8% when expressed in euros.
Deposits of non-government resident customers stood at RON341.693 billion in August, 1.1% higher compared with July, the data showed.
Deposits grew 8.7% (+4.6% in real terms) in August compared with August 2018.
Government credit grew 1.7% in August compared with July, to RON104.812 billion. Compared with August 2018, government credit grew 4.8% in nominal terms and by 0.9% in real terms.