RBA Kohler says lending to small business is little changed since the onset of the pandemic

Reserve Bank of Australia's Marion Kohler, Head of Domestic Markets, speechto the Australian Financial Markets Association,

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On the headline, a lot of small business borrowings since the start of the crisis have been to cover cashflow deficits.

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