Private loans in Romanian lei rose 2.5% on the month, while foreign currency loans fell by 0.3% when expressed in lei. When expressed in euros, foreign currency lending was down 0.8%, the data showed.
Compared with September 2013, non-government lending decreased by 5.1% in real terms. Loans in Romanian lei inched 0.7% lower on the year in September, but foreign-currency loans were down 6% when expressed in lei and 4.4% when expressed in euros.
Deposits of non-government resident customers rose 0.9% on the month to RON205.4 billion in September.
End-September, government credit reached RON75.1 billion, down 5.9% in real terms from the year-earlier period. (EUR1=RON4.437)