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Lagarde Talks Credit Demand

ECB

Question: Were funding of banks discussed along with TLTRO and NPLs? Impact of second wave on European banks?

- A: TLTRO helps functioning of economy as there is conditionalities. Banks only get attractive rate of -100bp if they lend at least same amount to economy. June take up very successful. Bank lending survey shows banks think TLTROs have been critically important to them lending. Interest rates to corps and households are at lowest end. Volume of credit - significant amount demanded and taken up by households. This has slowed a little recently and banks are anticipating credit might tighten.

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