Local currency lending grew 1.9% (1.4% in real terms) on the month in September, while foreign currency lending grew 0.6% when expressed in lei and 0.4% when expressed in euros.
Compared with September 2016, private lending in Romania grew 7.3% (5.4% in real terms), as local currency lending grew 17.1% (15.1% in real terms), and foreign currency lending dropped by 5.3% when expressed in lei and by 8.3% when expressed in euros.
Deposits of non-government resident customers stood at RON286.38 billion in September, 0.5% higher than in August, the data showed.
Government credit increased 0.3% in September compared with August, to RON97.26 billion. Compared with September 2016, government credit increased 9.4% in nominal terms and 7.5% in real terms.