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)