Local currency lending grew 1.9% (1.9% in real terms) on the month in June, while foreign currency lending grew 0.4% when expressed in lei and by 0.1% when expressed in euros, the central bank said.
Compared with June 2017, private lending in Romania grew 6.8% (1.3% in real terms), as local currency lending grew 15.3% (9.4% in real terms), and foreign currency lending dropped by 6.2% when expressed in lei and by 8.3% when expressed in euros.
Deposits of non-government resident customers stood at RON312.92 billion in June, 1.4% higher than in May, the data showed. Deposits were 12.4% (6.6% in real terms) compared with June 2017.
Government credit decreased 3% in June compared with May, to RON98.13 billion. Compared with June 2017, government credit grew 1.4% in nominal terms and declined 3.8% in real terms.