BANKS IN JAPAN CONTINUE LENDING AMID PANDEMIC

Highlights –

• Banks in Japan continue lending amid pandemic.
• Lending by banks hit the highest record in July.
• Regional banks are still lending loans to small firms hit by the pandemic.
• In July lending by major banks was up by 7.8 percent.

Banks in Japan continue lending amid pandemic. According to data by the Bank of Japan, several banks in the country ....