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The financial system and productive investment: new survey evidence

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  • Jumana Saleheen

    (Bank of England)

  • Iren Levina

    (Bank of England)

  • Marko Melolinna

    (Bank of England)

  • Srdan Tatomir

    (Bank of England)

Abstract

The Bank of England has undertaken an innovative new survey that collects data on business investment and financing decisions — the first of its kind in the United Kingdom.

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  • Jumana Saleheen & Iren Levina & Marko Melolinna & Srdan Tatomir, 2017. "The financial system and productive investment: new survey evidence," Bank of England Quarterly Bulletin, Bank of England, vol. 57(1), pages 4-17.
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