Financially vulnerable companies are increasing in the euro area and, among the four large countries, Italy and Germany record the highest share of vulnerable companies (9%): this is what emerges from an ECB survey which underlines how in both countries there is " recently observed a notable increase in this share, which reflects the relatively high share of industrial companies".
In the second and third quarters of 2023, the Eurozone bankruptcy filings index exceeded pre-pandemic levels, reaching the highest level since 2015, when the EU indicator was first made available.
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