8/6/2011 00:00:00
The supplement “Money and Banks” by the Bank of Italy reveals that in April 2011 the growth rate of MFI loans to households grew to 5.3% from 5.1% in March, while that of loans to non-financial corporations decreased to 4.4% from 4.7% the previous month. In addition, interest rates on loans for house purchases granted to households in the month increased to 3.31% from 3.23% in March.