Brussels, 03/07/2014 (Agence Europe) - A report on the structure of government debt in the EU published by the EU's statistical office, Eurostat, on Thursday 3 July shows that, in 2013, 81% of public debt in the EU28 was financed by issuing securities (bills, bonds, etc. excluding shares and financial derivatives), 16% by loans and 4% by currency and deposits.
The highest proportions of public debt financed by securities other than shares in 2013 were in Malta (92% of total debt), the Czech...