Report shows some improvement in access to credit for SMEs

Small and medium-sized companies' access credit from banks has improved in the last quarter, according to a report released today.

According to the Quarterly Bank Watch Survey, issued by the Irish Small & Medium Enterprises Association (ISME) confirmed that while there has been an improvement in companies’ ability to access credit from their banks, there is still a long way to go before what is regarded as normal lending patterns return.