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The Romanian leasing market has gained 51,3% at the end of 2007, compared with the end of 2006. The leasing market level has been stimulated by the national economic growth (6%).
The leasing system became a financing source for the medium-period investments and it's capable to sustain the development of the national economic sectors to competitive charges. This system has known a considerable growing and came to represent 4% of GDP.
Total lending operations has recorded €4,95 billion in 2007 and the total number of the leasing contracts was approximately 170.000. The finances conferred to national economic sectors were diverse, therefore the industrial equipments represented 21% (€1,04 billion), the real estate sector – 9% (€445 million) and the transportation sector - 70% (€3,46 billion).
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Business lending recorded the largest part of the total finances (73%), succeeded by the retail lending (23%) and public sector (4%).
In 2007, the financial leasing continued to represent the main direction of leasing contracts, reaching 98% by total financed assets, the operational leasing recording the rest (2%).

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