ELB's udlånsaktivitet steg i 1998 med 12,7% i forhold til 1997 (mod 12,6% i 1997 og 8,5% i 1996).
In 1998, ΕΓΒ lending increased by 12.7% over 1997 (as against rates of increase of 12.6% in 1997 and 8.5% in 1996).