Press Release - Report on the results of the Survey on the Access to Finance of Enterprises in the euro area – October 2016 to March 2017 - 24 May 2017
SMEs continued to signal improvements in the availability of external finance - For the first time general economic outlook is seen as conducive to the availability of external finance - SMEs signalled improved turnover and debt situations, along with stable profits and rising costs - Many SMEs continued to pursue deleveraging, either as a way to achieve better credit ratings or to rebuild balance sheet capacity for the future.





