ECB Says Private Lending Contracted for Ninth Month in January
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Lending to households and companies in the euro area shrank for a ninth month in January as the recession damped demand for credit.
Loans to the private sector fell 0.9 percent from a year earlier after dropping and annual 0.7 percent in December, the Frankfurt-based European Central Bank said today. Loans fell 0.1 percent in the month.