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Solving the mystery of the City

The Governor of the Bank of England Mervyn King has warned that the UK economy will go into "a steep recession" if the commercial banks don't resume normal lending levels. Today presenter Evan Davis visits the City in an attempt to explain the criticism, despite new figures suggesting total lending from high street banks to small firms is growing.

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