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Euro zone banks tightened firms' access to credit last quarter, a new ECB survey shows, reinforcing the case for more interest rate cuts as the economy slows

Euro zone banks tighten companies' access to credit: ECB

Euro zone banks tightened firms' access to credit last quarter and expect further tightening in the first three months of 2025, a European Central Bank survey showed today, reinforcing the case for more interest rate cuts as the economy slows.

Business • 28 Jan

Euro zone banks expect to tighten credit access in Q3

Euro zone banks maintained relatively easy access to credit for firms in the second quarter with the backing of government guarantees, but they will likely tighten credit standards in the following three months, the European Central Bank said today.

Business • 14 Jul 20

Lending Survey

Euro zone banks tighten companies' access to credit: ECB

Euro zone banks expect to tighten credit access in Q3

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