Following the sovereign debt crisis, bank interest rates charged to non-financial firms declined sharply in the euro … drop in Italy, 36 out of 160 basis points in core European countries and less than 20 out of 306 basis points in other … vulnerable economies. The key firm characteristic driving the decline in interest rates in Italy and in other vulnerable …

banks operating in Italy and France over the period 2000–2015, exploring the existence of an international bank lending … US monetary policy tightening leads to a reduction of lending to the domestic economy in both France and Italy, and this …

banks operating in Italy and France over the period 2000-2015, exploring the existence of an international bank lending … US monetary policy tightening leads to a reduction of lending to the domestic economy in both France and Italy, and this …