The net interest income, the most important source of profit for the banks, continued to increase during the first nine months of 2019, given the increase in the volume of loans granted, but also as a result of the banks’ decision to accelerate the increase in loans over time. how much the bankers paid for deposits were late to increase at the same rate. Banks received in the first nine months of 2019 revenues from interest received on loans granted by 13.9 billion lei, up 14.2% from the level of receipts from the first nine months of 2018.