Romanian July Private Lending Dn 0.1% MM To RON197.9B

The yearly increase in July was fueled by a 22% growth in hard currency loans, when expressed in lei. Loans in Romanian lei fell 7.2% on the year in real terms in July.

On the month in July, private loans in Romanian lei were down 1.2% to RON79.92 billion in real terms, while loans in hard currency, when expressed in euros, rose 0.6% month-on-month to RON117.98 billion.

Deposits of non-government resident customers rose 1.4% on the month in July to RON158.63 billion.