Franz-Christoph Zeitler: Global competition – what makes Europe competitive? Panel contribution by Professor Franz-Christoph Zeitler, Vice-President of the Deutsche Bundesbank, at the Conference dedicated to the 15th anniversary of the re-introduction of the Estonian kroon, at the Bank of Estonia, Tallinn, 23 May 2007.
From point of view of agricultural credit, the broad policies followed are: •  Mandating that 18% of commercial bank credit is lent to agriculture of which at least 13.5 % has to be for direct agriculture. Policy of doubling of agricultural credit in three years started in 2004-05.