Private loans in Romanian lei grew 2.2% in November compared with October, while foreign currency private lending rose 1.6% when expressed in lei.
Compared with November 2014, private lending rose 2.3% (+3.4% in real terms), as leu-denominated lending grew 18.7% (+20.1% in real terms), and foreign currency lending dropped 10.6% when expressed in lei and 11% when expressed in euros, according to central bank data.
Deposits of non-government resident customers increased by 1.6% on the month in November, to RON237.35 billion, and by 7.3% on the year, the data showed.