Irish Sovereign Green Bonds Update
50
40
35
S5224
30
20
15
10
15
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Norway
Sweden
Finland
Ireland
NL
Korea
Canada
Australia
IE (GNI*)
Switzerland
Denmark
Belgium
Singapore
Direct Supports
Indirect Supports
Spain
ZN
UK
USA
France
Germany
Italy
Japan
Gníomhaireacht Bainistíochta an Chisteáin Náisiúnta
National Treasury Management Agency
Source: IMF, European Commission, Department of Finance
Direct supports = Additional spending and forgone revenue
Indirect supports = Equity, loans, and guarantees
-18
Ireland fiscal response (c. €38bn, 19% of GNI*) highly
skewed to direct supports unlike others in EU
Combined 2020/21 Covid-19 fiscal response
(% of GDP/GNI*)
2020 General Government Balance - Ireland
close to Euro Area average (% of GDP)
-4
-6
-8
-10
-12
-14
-16
Sweden
Denmark
Switzerland
LX
Germany
Cyprus
Ireland
Greece
NL
Portugal
Finland
EA-19
Slovenia
Italy
Slovakia
Austria
France
Spain
Ireland (GNI*)
Belgium
24
UK
Japan
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-2
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