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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8264

27 July 2002
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/economy
Balance of payments surplus in eurozone

Brussels, 26/07/2002 (Agence Europe) - The European Central Bank (ECB) announced on Friday that the eurozone "current account balance showed a small surplus of EUR 0.1 billion in May 2002 compared with a deficit of EUR 2.2 billion in May 2001". In a press release, the ECB reports that combined direct and portfolio investment in the eurozone "experienced large net inflows of EUR 37.1 billion in May 2002" (up from EUR 19.3 billion in April 2002), "owing mainly to high net inflows in portfolio...

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