TOKYO: Corporate loan demand in Japan increased in July, a Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey from the Bank of Japan showed Friday.
The balance of demand for loans from firms rose to 2 from 1 in April. The survey was conducted between June 9 and July 8 among 50 banks.
Demand for loans from large firms improved to 6 from zero and that from medium-sized firms and small firms remained unchanged at 1.






