Eurozone Debt Climbs to 88.8% of GDP as Italy Closes in on Greece
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The weekend violence on 17 and 18 October reinforced investors' doubts about the government's ability to vote the budget, correct public finances and reduce deficits.
Eurozone debt climbs to 88.8% of GDP as Italy closes in on Greece
Government debt in the eurozone rose to 88.8% of GDP in the second quarter of 2026, with Italy closing in on Greece, the most indebted member state, and France's debt climbing to 119.1% as its borrowing costs topped 5%.
The ten-year French bond exceeds 5%, peak since 2002, and reopens the debate on the cost of debt in the eurozone and its contagion to Spain. La entrada El Bono francés al 5%: maxima desde 2002 y alerte de crisis de debt en la eurozone aparece primero en Merca2.
Public debt in the Eurozone increased to 88.8% of GDP in the second quarter of 2026, with Greece remaining the country with the highest ... The article Eurozone public debt at 88.8% of GDP – Italy "touches" Greece was published in NewsIT.
The public debt of eurozone countries continued to grow, according to the latest Eurostat data. At the end of the second quarter of 2026, it reached 88.8 percent of GDP, while three months earlier it was 88.4 percent. The European Union did not escape a new increase in indebtedness either. The share of public debt in EU GDP increased from 82.5 to 82.9 percent compared to […]
The European data on the debt ratio sees a general deterioration, with Italy flying to the first place due to debt
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