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Published: 21 November 2008

Stock of central government guarantees EUR 13.8 billion at the end of September 2008

The stock of central government guarantees stood at EUR 13.8 billion at the end of September 2008. During the third quarter of the year new central government guarantees were granted to the amount of EUR 1.6 billion. Of these nearly EUR 1.5 billion were guarantees to enterprises. At the end of September the stock of guarantees was 8 per cent bigger than at the end of June and 9 per cent bigger than one year previously. Central government guarantees include all guarantees for which the state is ultimately liable.

At the end of the third quarter of 2008, a total of 44 per cent of the stock of central government guarantees consisted of guarantees to enterprises. Guarantees granted to housing associations made up 28 per cent and those to households 20 per cent of the guarantee stock. The remaining 8 per cent of the stock of central government guarantees was divided among insurance and financial corporations, non-profit corporations serving households and foreign countries.

New central government guarantees by quarter, EUR million

New central government guarantees by quarter, EUR million

Source: Central government guarantees, Statistics Finland

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Updated 21.11.2008

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Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Central government guarantees [e-publication].
ISSN=2341-5819. 3rd quarter 2008. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 23.11.2024].
Access method: http://www.stat.fi/til/vtak/2008/03/vtak_2008_03_2008-11-21_tie_001_en.html