Paris — The EU is urging banks to lend to businesses as the coronavirus outbreak is bound to hit the continent’s economy.
“Banks will have to lend what’s required during this period, with perhaps restrictions a bit less stringent, including their own ratios,” so that small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the EU can stay afloat, Thierry Breton, internal market commissioner for the bloc, said on Sunday...
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