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€546 billion
Record high purchases of non-euro area equities
Euro area investors net purchased €546 billion of equity securities issued outside the euro area from August 2020 to July 2021, the highest annual value since the introduction of the euro.
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Statistical Data WarehouseMonetary developments in the euro area
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