Does the surge in interest rates pose a risk to the financing of French companies?
The 10-year French government bond rate (OAT) actually rose from 0.26% on January 1 to 2.18% on Wednesday.
This has mechanically increased the cost of loans granted by banks to medium-sized companies (ETI).
For the moment, however, the rise in interest rates has no real impact on the investment projects of these companies, according to the annual ETI business survey by Bpifrance Le Lab.
These companies, which employ between 250 and 5,000 employees, indicate that access to financing remains easy.
And they plan to continue investing at the same pace as in 2021.
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“The rise in inflation, the energy shock and fears of an economic slowdown do not have too much of a hold on ETIs
,” notes Philippe Mutricy, director of studies at Bpifrance.
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