Eurozone: Business credit growth stable in February

PARIS, March 25 (Reuters) – Growth in loans to non-financial corporates in the euro zone remained stable in February at an annual rate of 4.4%, data showed on Friday by the European Central Bank (ECB). .

The annual growth rate of M3 money supply, which mainly reflects the ECB’s bond purchases, declined slightly to 6.3% in February from 6.4% in January, exactly in line with Reuters consensus estimates.

Finally, loans to households rose slightly by 4.4% year on year in February, against 4.3% in January, again according to ECB data. (French version Dina Kartit, edited by Jean-Michel Bélot)