DUBLIN: Bank of Ireland has said new credit approvals for businesses rose 13 per cent for the first nine months of the year with 88 per cent of applications receiving approval.
The bank said credit approvals to the end of September totalled €3.6 billion, up from €3.2 billion a for the same period a year earlier.
The €3.6 billion figure consists of new and increased lending, and does not include restructures or loan book acquisitions.






