The credit crunch is starting to thaw a snick. According to data just released by the Bank of Canada, commercial lending had its first uptick month in December ’09. The category is “Business loans to Canadian residents for business purposes”: December: $191.563 billion January: $185.679 billion February: $183.759 billion March: $184.089 billion April: $181.811 billion
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