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| Where are Europe's banks most exposed? | Where are Europe's banks most exposed? |
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| How much government debt do Europe's banks own? | How much government debt do Europe's banks own? |
| As the Eurozone crisis gets more dramatic everyday, we wondered where each bank was most exposed in Europe. | As the Eurozone crisis gets more dramatic everyday, we wondered where each bank was most exposed in Europe. |
| As it is, Cyprus looks set to keep its banks closed until at least Thursday - and will be under strict controls to try to prevent a bank run in the wake of the island's €10bn bailout. | As it is, Cyprus looks set to keep its banks closed until at least Thursday - and will be under strict controls to try to prevent a bank run in the wake of the island's €10bn bailout. |
| So, which banks own government debt in Cyprus, for example? Or where do the UK's banks own sovereign debt? | So, which banks own government debt in Cyprus, for example? Or where do the UK's banks own sovereign debt? |
| The European Banking Authority - set up after the 2008 crash - carried out a major exercise looking at holdings of government debt by banks - and published the results at the end of last year. It measures 'gross exposure' to sovereign debt in each country in the EU - except Greece - at the end of June 2012. The data itself is there to download - albeit with an interactive Excel sheet which works only on PC versions of the spreadsheet package. | The European Banking Authority - set up after the 2008 crash - carried out a major exercise looking at holdings of government debt by banks - and published the results at the end of last year. It measures 'gross exposure' to sovereign debt in each country in the EU - except Greece - at the end of June 2012. The data itself is there to download - albeit with an interactive Excel sheet which works only on PC versions of the spreadsheet package. |
| It shows where €3.6 trillion of government debt is owned by Europe's banks. It shows, for instance, that Santander has €5.9bn in UK debt, or that Societe General has €1.7bn. | It shows where €3.6 trillion of government debt is owned by Europe's banks. It shows, for instance, that Santander has €5.9bn in UK debt, or that Societe General has €1.7bn. |
| Barclays owned €8.4bn in French government debt in June last year - 10% of its total EU exposure. However the majority, 54.9%, is in UK debt. In fact that rule of mostly investing in your home country's sovereign debt is a common factor. | Barclays owned €8.4bn in French government debt in June last year - 10% of its total EU exposure. However the majority, 54.9%, is in UK debt. In fact that rule of mostly investing in your home country's sovereign debt is a common factor. |
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