Eurozone Lending Growth Misses Expectations in World Economy News 26/02/2026 Bank lending to households in the Eurozone rose 3% year-on-year to €7.156 trillion in January 2026, below market expectations of 3.1%. The increase reflects a continued recovery in credit demand, supported by the European Central Bank’s recent policy easing. Lending to businesses decreased to 2.8% in January from 3%. Combined, overall credit growth to the private sector, covering both households and non-financial corporations, stood at 3.3%, unchanged from the previous month. Source: Trading Economics 2026-02-26 hellenicshippingnews... window.___gcfg = {lang: 'en-US'}; (function(w, d, s) { function go(){ var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0], load = function(url, id) { if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;} js = d.createElement(s); js.src = url; js.id = id; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }; load('//connect.facebook.net/en/all.js#xfbml=1', 'fbjssdk'); load('https://apis.google.com/js/plusone.js', 'gplus1js'); load('//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js', 'tweetjs'); } if (w.addEventListener) { w.addEventListener("load", go, false); } else if (w.attachEvent) { w.attachEvent("onload",go); } }(window, document, 'script')); tweet Share