Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/154478 
Year of Publication: 
2005
Series/Report no.: 
ECB Occasional Paper No. 25
Publisher: 
European Central Bank (ECB), Frankfurt a. M.
Abstract: 
This paper reviews recent developments in the management of government debt in the euro area, covering both theoretical and practical aspects. It focuses on key aspects of debt management; the objectives of debt management, its organisation, the maturity of debt, inflation-indexation, currency-denomination, the ownership of debt, and debt issuing and trading practices. Main adjustments include an increase in autonomy of debt management agencies, and a convergence in debt maturities and in debt issuing strategies. Issuance of inflation-indexed bonds and the use of interest rate swaps have increased strongly. While the share of government debt denominated in non-domestic currencies is falling, foreign ownership of euro area government debt is increasing markedly. The observed changes in recent years in part reflect the introduction of the euro and the related integration of European capital markets.
Document Type: 
Research Report

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