Local currency lending grew 2.4% (2.3% in real terms) on the month in March, while foreign currency lending grew 0.2% when expressed in lei and declined 0.5% when expressed in euros.
Compared with March 2016, private lending in Romania grew 3.1% (6.3% in real terms), as local currency lending grew 14.1% (17.6% in real terms), and foreign currency lending dropped by 9.1% when expressed in lei and by 10.6% when expressed in euros.
Deposits of non-government resident customers stood at RON274.6 billion in February, 0.9% higher than in February, the data showed.
Government credit grew 0.2% in March compared with February, to RON96.4 billion. Compared with March 2016, government credit increased 6.7% in nominal terms and 10% in real terms.