Economic depressions are synonymous with lenders tightening their belts but what is unusual about our current predicament is the surge in loans provided to businesses.
This is, of course, linked to the plethora of government guaranteed loans available now.
Figures provided by the British Business Bank indicate that, as of late July, an unprecedented £49bn has been injected via these schemes in just five months.
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