４月末の貸出金、４％増　コロナで１１年ぶり伸び―全銀協

　全国銀行協会が１２日発表した預金・貸出金速報によると、全国の銀行１１３行の４月末の貸出金残高は前年同月比４．０％増の５２２兆４３４億円だった。リーマン・ショックの影響の残る２００９年４月以来、１１年ぶりの高い伸び率。新型コロナウイルスの感染拡大の影響に備え、企業が手元資金を確保する動きが広がったためだ。実質預金も４．８％増加した。（2020/05/12-17:43）

Outstanding bank lending in Japan showed its biggest increase in 11 years in April as companies rushed to secure cash amid the COVID-19 crisis, the Japanese Bankers Association said Tuesday.
   The balance of loans at 113 member banks across the country stood at 522,043.4 billion yen at the end of April, up 4.0 pct from a year before.
   The growth was highest since April 2009, when Japan was reeling from the global financial crisis triggered by the collapse of U.S. investment firm Lehman Brothers in 2008.
   Deposits excluding checks and bills expanded 4.8 pct.
   According to the association, demand for loans was strong among all sizes of companies. At major banks, whose main clients are big businesses, lending grew 4.9 pct and deposits 7.7 pct.