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Credit constraints still a problem despite signs of easing

The ECB’s Bank Lending Survey (BLS), published last week, suggested that credit constraints might soon start to ease in the euro-zone. But this improvement is only tentative; the fragility of the region’s banks will weigh on the economy for some time yet.

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