The inhabitants of Bucharest were the top savers in the first nine months of the year, having made euro and RON-denominated deposits worth 29 billion euros, out of a total of 64.7 billion RON in savings (equivalent to 19.3 billion euros), placed by the population in bank deposits. The RON is the preferred currency for savings made by Bucharest inhabitants, with 15.6 billion RON being placed in RON-denominated deposits, whilst 13.4 billion RON are placed in foreign currency-denominated deposits. The RON remains the currency of choice for savings in the overall economy, accounting for two thirds of the total volume of savings, i.e. almost 43 billion RON. The inhabitants of the Capital placed the highest sums in RON-denominated deposits, with those of Sibiu county coming second, but far beyond, holding deposits worth 1.76 billion RON at the end of September. Third among the top savers are the inhabitants of Cluj county, with a volume of 1.7 billion RON in deposits in the Romanian currency. Constanta inhabitants, who placed RON-denominated deposits worth 1.4 billion RON, got hold of the fourth position. The inhabitants of Prahova county saved 1.27 billion RON in RON-denominated deposits at the end of September, ranking fifth.

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