The EuropeanCentralBankcalmedmarketsaftersayingitwouldextend the availabilityofemergencyloansandoffercreditata super-low rate through the first halfofnext year.
The trend to formalisation is largely a result of the greater availabilityofbankcredit and equity capital on the one hand, and recent changes that make it easier to register micro-businesses on the other.
And it points to the latest creditavailability figures from the Bankof England, which suggest that the amount of money available to lend out is at an all-time high.