September 23 (SeeNews) - The value of Romanian banks’ outstanding loans to the non-government sector grew 15.9% year-on-year in August to 359 billion lei ($70.8 billion/ 72.6 billion euro), compared to a 16.8% rise in July, the central bank, BNR, said on Friday.
Private lending increased 16.8% on the year to 258 billion lei in August, after growing 18% in July, BNR said in a statement.
Private lending in foreign currency rose 13.8% on the year to 101 billion lei in August, compared to a 13.9% rise in July.
Details follow (in billions of lei, nominal change in percent):
|
August, bln lei |
August y/y |
July y/y |
Private lending (total) |
359.076,8 |
15.9 |
16.8 |
Private lending in lei |
257.807,2 |
16.8 |
18.0 |
-individuals |
146.948,4 |
11.3 |
12.4 |
-companies |
110.858,8 |
25.0 |
26.3 |
Private lending in foreign currency |
101.269,6 |
13.8 |
13.9 |
-individuals |
24.997,2 |
-13.3 |
-12.0 |
-companies |
76.272,4 |
26.9 |
26.5 |
Source: BNR
(1 euro=4.9437 lei)