FRANKFURT: Credit growth to the private sector in the euro area was steady in August, ECB data showed on Tuesday, boosting expectations that the bank will refrain from adding firepower to monetary policy for now.

Many of the European Central Bank’s measures aim to make access to credit easier, allowing people and businesses to invest and contribute to growth—making the lending statistics a key measure of their effectiveness.

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