The leasing market fell 14% in 2010, to EUR1.12 billion.
ALB Romania estimated at the beginning of last year the leasing market would climb 10% to 15%, said Curteanu.
Financing reached EUR917 million on the car segment in 2011, from EUR712 million a year before, according to ALB data.
Equipment financing increased 43% to EUR339 million, while financing on the real estate segment dropped 46% to EUR93 million.
In 2011, ALB members financed goods of EUR1.24 billion (92% of the total), while companies that are not affiliated to ALB financed assets worth EUR107 million (8%).
On the transport segment, heavy commercial vehicle financing increased significantly last year, to 29% from 23% in December 31, 2010, while financing for cars, light commercial vehicles and other types of vehicles remained stable, of 57%, 13% and 1%, respectively, ALB said in a press release.
On the construction segment, financing increased from 13% at the end of 2010 to 19% at the end of last year. Increases were also seen on the electrical appliance segment, from 4% to 10%, and on the agricultural segment, from 8% to 24%.
Financing for other economic sectors registered a relatively stable level: medical equipment (8%), food industry (8%), metallurgical industry (6%), IT and software (5%) and wood processing (2%).
Significant financing decreases were registered on the office space segment, from 37% in December 2010 to 24% in the same interval in 2011, as well as on the retail outlet segment, from 31% to 6%, said ALB.
Industrial building financing increased last year to 36% from 17%. Hotel financing climbed to 2% from 1%, and land financing to 28% from 9%.
According to ALB estimations, the local leasing market will increase 10% to 15% in 2012.