Will tighter regulation prevent a recovery in lending?

The changes in the regulatory regime currently being decided are unlikely to be the key determinant of banks lending behaviour in the near-term. But tighter regulation threatens to choke off any recovery in lending further ahead, casting a cloud over the economys medium-term prospects.

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