bank lending survey - bollettino ecb maggio 2008
This box describes the main results of the April 2008 bank lending survey for the euro area conducted by the Eurosystem.1 In this survey round, a number of changes were introduced.
First, Cyprus and Malta participated for the fi rst time in the survey. In addition, the samples for Germany and Italy were enlarged. This led to a new sample of 113 euro area banks, which can be expected to give a better overall picture of bank lending in the euro area. Second, for two further questions on enterprises, a breakdown into large fi rms and small and medium-sized enterprises(SMEs) was introduced. Third, the classifi cation of banks into large and small banks was revised,leading to a more restrictive defi nition of large banks.
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