September 25 (SeeNews) - Romanian banks’ outstanding loans to the non-government sector grew 5.5% year-on-year in August, to 378.7 billion lei ($80.9 billion/76.2 billion euro), after a 5.6% annual rise in July, the central bank said on Monday.
Private lending in lei inched up 0.2% on the year to 258.3 billion lei in August, after growing 0.3% in July, the central bank said in a statement.
Private lending in foreign currency rose 19% on the year to 120.4 billion lei in August, as compared to a 19.1% rise in July.
Details follow (in billions of lei, nominal change in percent):
| |
Aug, mln lei |
Aug y/y |
July y/y |
| Private lending (total) |
378,270.4 |
+5.5 |
+5.6 |
| Private lending in lei |
258,280.9 |
+0.2 |
+0.3 |
| -individuals |
149,622.3 |
+1.8 |
+1.8 |
| -companies |
108,658.6 |
-2.0 |
-1.6 |
| Private lending in foreign currency |
120,469.9 |
+19.0 |
+19.1 |
| -individuals |
22,645.7 |
-9.4 |
-10.5 |
| -companies |
97,824.2 |
+28.3 |
+29.1 |
Source: BNR
(1 euro=4.96841 lei)