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EUR 669 billion

Gain new insights into euro area cross-border portfolio investment debt securities, now including additional currencies of denomination. In 2025-Q1, Euro area investors (excluding the Eurosystem) held EUR 669 billion in British pound-denominated cross-border debt securities.
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