(ANSA) - ROME, JANUARY 19 - The growth of bank loans accelerates in December.
According to the Abi monthly report, loans to households and non-financial businesses grew by 5.5% against + 5.3% in November.
The trend continues to benefit from the extraordinary measures of the government and from the "role of supporting the banks for the economy", as explained by the deputy dg of the Gianfranco Torriero association, according to whom it is a figure "in contrast to other countries".
"There is a recourse by companies to banks to create liquidity buffers and ferry them towards the new normal" postpandemic, added Torriero. And a new jump in bank deposits in December. After the slight slowdown in November when they had marked + 8%, they returned to growth at two digits, with an increase of 10.3% and climbing by more than 162 billion euros to 1,736 billion compared to a year ago. The overall collection (deposits from resident customers and bonds) grew by + 7.8%. (HANDLE).
