Local currency lending, which accounted for 70.3% of all private lending in Romania, grew 1.3% on the month in April. Foreign currency lending grew 0.3% on the month in April when expressed in lei and grew a slight 0.4% when expressed in euros.
Compared with April 2020, private lending in Romania grew 8.3% in nominal terms and 4.9% in real terms, as local currency lending grew 13.5% nominally and 9.9% in real terms. Foreign currency lending declined 2.3% on the year in April when expressed in lei and by 4% when expressed in euros.
Deposits of non-government resident customers stood at RON433.3 billion in April 2021, 0.6% higher compared with March, the data showed.
Deposits grew 14.5% in nominal terms and 10.9% in real terms in April 2021 compared with April 2020.
Government credit grew 2.4% in April 2021 compared with March 2021, to RON158 billion. Compared with April 2020, government credit grew 21.6% in nominal terms and 17.8% in real terms.