ECB Report on the results of the Survey on the Access to Finance of Enterprises in the euro area

The report presents the main results of the 18th round of the Survey on the Access to Finance of Enterprises (SAFE), which was conducted between 12 March and 20 April 2018. The survey covers the period from October 2017 to March 2018. The total euro area sample size was 11,733 enterprises, of which 10,720 (91%) had fewer than 250 employees.
The report provides evidence of changes in the financial situation of enterprises and documents trends in the needs for and the availability of external financing. It includes results on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as well as large firms, and examines developments both at the euro area level and in individual countries.

The complete Report can be found here.