Loan-loss provisions stood at RON31.61 billion at the end of March, up from RON25.56 billion in the year-earlier period. The non-performing loans ratio rose to 18.23% of total loans at the end of the first quarter, from 15.88% in the same period of 2012.
The commercial lenders posted aggregate net assets of RON356.2 billion in the first quarter, down from roughly RON366 billion in December last year. (EUR1=RON4.3249)