November 25 (SeeNews) - The value of Romanian banks’ outstanding loans to the non-government sector grew 14.7% year-on-year in October to 363.6 billion lei ($72.9 billion/74.2 billion euro), compared to a 16% rise in September, the central bank, BNR, said.
Private lending increased 12.4% on the year to 255.4 billion lei in October, after growing 14.3% in September, BNR said in a statement on Thursday.
Private lending in foreign currency rose 20.7% on the year to 108.1 billion lei in October, compared to a 20% rise in September.
Details follow (in billions of lei, nominal change in percent):
|
October, bln lei |
October y/y |
September y/y |
Private lending (total) |
363.591,0 |
14.7 |
16.0 |
Private lending in lei |
255.442,6 |
12.4 |
14.3 |
-individuals |
147.196,6 |
9.2 |
10.3 |
-companies |
108.246,0 |
17.0 |
20.2 |
Private lending in foreign currency |
108.148,5 |
20.7 |
20.0 |
-individuals |
24.806,3 |
-12.2 |
-11.4 |
-companies |
83.342,1 |
35.8 |
34.8 |
Source: BNR
(1 euro=4.9309 lei)