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Results of the April 2013 euro area bank lending survey
The European Central Bank (ECB) is publishing its report on the results of the April 2013 euro area bank lending survey today. The bank lending survey, which is conducted four times a year, usually at the beginning of each quarter, was developed by the Eurosystem in order to enhance the understanding of bank lending behaviour in the euro area. The results reported in the April 2013 survey relate to changes in the first quarter of 2013 and to expectations of changes in the second quarter of 2013. Two ad hoc questions were included in the questionnaire for the April 2013 survey: one addressing the impact of financial ... (full story)