期刊名称:Euro Area Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Statistics
印刷版ISSN:1830-3420
电子版ISSN:1830-3439
出版年度:2016
出版社:European Central Bank
摘要:Recent available information points to tangible improvements in the financing situation of non-financial corporations (NFCs) and, in particular, of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the euro area. This is illustrated, for instance, by the fact that bank lending rates for very small loans have fallen more sharply than those for large loans to euro area NFCs, in particular in the vulnerable euro area countries. Moreover, recent data indicate that the overall cost of financing for NFCs has hit historical lows in the euro area in the last couple of months