OECD warns of finance downside on growth
Report says that over-rapid expansion in credit can make economies more crisis-prone
Tokyo
FINANCE and credit are essential for economic growth, but too much of it - provided through the wrong channels - can actually reduce growth and add to income inequalities, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development said on Wednesday.
Its controversial report suggested that economies can become more crisis-prone with an over-rapid growth in credit, especially when associated with a rapid build-up in household debt and with over-leveraging by the corporate sector.
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