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Has bank lending turned a corner?

The sharp slowdown in bank lending to the private sector over the past four years appears to have bottomed out, as cuts to policy rates gradually feed through to commercial banks’ lending rates. But continued concerns over the quality of existing loans will prevent a substantial pick-up in credit growth.

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