Loans to non-financial corporations

As shown in the Bank Lending Survey – February 2020, published by the National Bank of Romania on March 2nd, in the final quarter of 2019, credit standards for non-financial corporations changed marginally, both at aggregate level and by company size and loan maturity. Most of the factors that may have a bearing on credit standards did not impact the latter. The only elements that played a role in the tightening of credit standards were the current or expected capital position of the bank, as well as the NBR’s monetary policy decisions and prudential measures.

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Lending to non-financial corporations

The National Bank of Romania has published in February the Bank Lending Survey. The survey shows that in the final quarter of 2017, credit institutions preserved their credit standards on loans for house and land purchase to households and tightened marginally those for consumer credit. As for non-financial corporations, lending conditions applicable to them stayed flat against the previous quarter. For the first quarter of 2018, credit institutions envisage a marginal tightening of credit standards for both housing loans and consumer credit. Conversely, credit standards applicable to non-financial corporations are anticipated to hold steady in 2018 Q1 as well.

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