Brussels, 24/10/2013 (Agence Europe) - At the end of the second quarter of 2013, the government debt to GDP ratio in the eurozone stood at 93.4%, compared with 92.3% at the end of the first quarter of 2013. In the EU28 the ratio increased from 85.9% to 86.8%, according to figures released by Eurostat on Wednesday.
At the end of the second quarter of 2013, securities other than shares accounted for 79.2% of eurozone and for 80.7% of EU28 general government debt. Loans made up 18.1% of...