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The negative interest rate policy in the euro area and the supply of bank loans

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  • M. de Sola Perea
  • M. Kasongo Kashama

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Despite having a policy rate in negative territory for more than three years now, euro area banks are still paying positive interest rates on customers’ deposits. What explains this? And what can it imply for the access to bank loans?

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  • M. de Sola Perea & M. Kasongo Kashama, 2017. "The negative interest rate policy in the euro area and the supply of bank loans," Economic Review, National Bank of Belgium, issue iii, pages 42-61, december.
    • Handle: RePEc:nbb:ecrart:y:2017:m:december:i:iii:p:42-61
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