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The total value of overdue loans reached 1.8 billion lei (EUR1=RON4.2236) in the first half of 2009, double on the year compared with RON702.9 million during the same period a year ago.
The number of natural persons with loans overdue by more than 30 days totaled 602,548 people in the first semester, up 3% on the month and 34% higher from end-December.
On the month in June, the overdue loans by more than 30 days was 6.24% higher, from RON1.72 billion in May.
A number of 30 banks and 12 financial banking institutions provide data to the Credit Bureau.