Local currency lending grew 1.4% (1.5% in real terms) on the month in February, while foreign currency lending grew 0.1% when expressed in lei and declined 0.2% when expressed in euros.
Compared with February 2016, private lending in Romania grew 2.1% (1.9% in real terms), as local currency lending grew 13.9% (13.7% in real terms), and foreign currency lending dropped by 10.6% when expressed in lei and by 11.5% when expressed in euros.
Deposits of non-government resident customers stood at RON272 billion in February, 0.6% higher than in January, the data showed.
Government credit grew 1.8% in February compared with January, to RON96.22 billion. Compared with February 2016, government credit increased 7.4% in nominal terms and 7.2% in real terms.