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Loans to the public
Loans to the public include the outstanding amount of credit other than bonds, marketable debt instruments, loans to financial institutions, insurance corporations, central government and social security funds, and loans to foreign borrowers.
The following items are reported in the statistics on regional outstanding credit: outstanding credit, including overdrafts (on current accounts), bills of exchange, promissory notes, other loans, loans intermediated from government funds, as well as lending in other currencies.
Statistics using the definition
Validity of the definition
- Valid
Source organisation
- Tilastokeskus
Loans to the public equals total lending minus loans to foreign borrowers and overlapping credits (loans between financial institutions, central government and social security funds as well as loans intermediated from central government funds).
Statistics using the definition
Validity of the definition
- Valid
Source organisation
- Tilastokeskus
Jaa