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Business loans drive growth in bank lending

But consumers are cutting back on borrowing; economists expect trend to continue in months ahead

Published Thu, Oct 31, 2013 · 10:00 PM

[SINGAPORE] Businesses continue to invest and expand while consumers are cutting back on borrowing, show preliminary figures released by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) yesterday.

Economists say that this divergence between corporate and consumer loans is "a positive development", and they expect the trend to continue in the months ahead.

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