German bank's credit data shows a decline in corporate investment willingness.

The report released by the Association of German Credit Banks on the 17th shows that in the first half of 2025, the overall new loan business in Germany's banking credit remained stable, but a decrease in corporate investment willingness led to a significant decrease in corporate financing loans. The data shows that in the first half of the year, the new loan business in German banking credit amounted to 66.7 billion euros, a slight increase of 0.3% year-on-year. Among them, new consumer loan business reached 30 billion euros, an increase of 4.2% compared to the same period last year. The development of corporate financing business was weak, with a new loan business amounting to 5.2 billion euros, a decrease of 6.6% year-on-year.