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Uneven recovery in lending conditions

Our latest Banking Heat Map shows that lending conditions are diverging across the region. Credit growth is gathering pace in countries with healthier banking sectors, such as the Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia. But in South Eastern Europe and Hungary, banks remain frail and credit conditions tight.

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