Local currency lending grew 0.9% (0.4% in real terms) on the month in October, while foreign currency lending grew 0.6% when expressed in lei and 0.5% when expressed in euros, the central bank said.
Compared with October 2017, private lending in Romania grew 6.8% (2.4% in real terms), as local currency lending grew 13.6% (8.9% in real terms), and foreign currency lending dropped by 4.1% when expressed in lei and by 5.5% when expressed in euros.
Deposits of non-government resident customers stood at RON317.39 billion in October, 0.9% higher than in September, the data showed.
Deposits grew 9.2% (4.7% in real terms) compared with October 2017.
Government credit increased 4.1% in October compared with September, to RON106 billion. Compared with October 2017, government credit grew 8% in nominal terms and grew 3.6% in real terms.