MNB: Five years may be needed to bring corporate lending back to trend level
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It could take "at least five years" to bring corporate lending stock back to levels close to the long-term trend, even if loan growth reaches an annual 6-7%, the rate required to support sustainable economic development, the National Bank of Hungary (MNB) said in a report on Monday, according to state news agency MTI.
(Photo: Jessica Fejos)
The central bank noted that corporate lending stock, as a percentage of GDP, had fallen since 2009, creating a "gap" between actual borrowing levels and the desired equilibrium. A return to the long-term trend could be achieved in a shorter period, a "minimum three years", if lending growth in the SME segment reaches 10%, which the MNB said was "justified" as these businesses had been hit harder by the credit crunch.
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