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a policy of expanding a central bank's balance sheet that focuses on the mix of loans and securities that it holds and on how this composition of assets affects credit conditions for households and businesses.
A shift in the composition of the assets of the central bank towards less liquid and riskier assets (in order to reduce credit spreads and improve the functioning of private credit markets) - also known as ''qualitative easing''.

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Credit easing [r]: A shift in the composition of the assets of the central bank towards less liquid and riskier assets (in order to reduce credit spreads and improve the functioning of private credit markets) - also known as qualitative easing.