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Personal loans soared to highest levels on record in Q2 2024 with over 60,000 drawdowns valued at €641 million - BPFI Personal Loans Report

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BPFI Personal Loans Report published today show record level of activity in personal loan drawdowns in Q2 2024 across all categories, with 60,674 loans issued, valued at €641 million. View more on https://bpfi.ie/publications/bpfi-personal-loans-report-q2-2024/

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Vasileios Madouros, Deputy Governor, Monetary & Financial Stability @centralbank_ie will give a keynote address at the FIBI International Banking Conference on Wednesday 20 November @collegegreenhd. Book now on http://bit.ly/4eIUb4b @KPMG_Ireland @MathesonLaw @iobLearn

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The latest BPFI SME Monitor published today highlights a steep decline in labour productivity levels in key SME sectors & calls for a move away from one-off State subsidies for SMEs to targeted investment in training & capital. See https://bpfi.ie/publications/bpfi-sme-monitor-october-2024/

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