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Bankers' optimism fails to revive loan demand
23.03.2011, 23:46 | Finance-Banks | 1421 views
February came with another unpleasant surprise, with private lending continuing to decline, showing that bankers are still unable to sell enough loans to cover repayments, despite many players announcing growth plans for this year. At the same time, companies' deposits fell for the second consecutive month, but it is unclear if this continues to reflect cash-flow problems, which would force them to spend their reserves, or, quite the contrary, some players are starting to make investments, anticipating a turnover growth over the coming period. Read more on ZF.ro
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