ELi5: Why is inflation so important for the economy to go?

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I meant Grow*

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For the economy to grow, you need new companies to be able to start up/expand. They typically do this by borrowing money and paying interest. Without inflation, lenders are much less motivated to lend out any of their money, since they could just sit on it and stay just as rich. Without this lending, companies can’t start up or grow as easily, and the economy cannot grow as fast

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