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 "a notable increase in this share has recently been observed, 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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