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Serbian Entrepreneur Lending Reaches €846 Million as Smaller Businesses Increase Bank Borrowing

Bank lending to Serbian entrepreneurs continued to grow faster than credit to legal entities, with outstanding entrepreneur loans reaching approximately €846 million. The portfolio increased 13.6% year on year in August, compared with 12.3% growth in lending to legal entities. Entrepreneur borrowing has also increased steadily during 2026, rising from approximately €796 million at the end of 2025 to around €846 million in August. Although the segment remains considerably smaller than the approximately €20.6 billion loan portfolio of legal entities,…