Banque de France assets: euro foreign claims
Banque de France assets: euro foreign claims stood at 4,740.44 EUR million in Aug 2026, according to ECB Data Portal – Internal liquidity management and TARGET balances (ILM), France. It is one of the indicators in the Banque de France balance sheet table (Value · Monthly), with a complete series running from Jun 2016 to Aug 2026. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Banque de France balance sheet table
| Indicator | 08-2026 | 07-2026 | 06-2026 | 05-2026 | 04-2026 | 03-2026 | 02-2026 | 01-2026 | 12-2025 | 11-2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | |||||||||||
| Claims on euro area residents in foreign currency | 4,740.44 | 5,014.01 | 3,008.28 | 2,723.37 | 2,859.56 | 3,102.98 | 2,479.01 | 2,183.63 | 2,031.5 | 2,419.4 | |
| Claims on non-euro area residents in euro | 15,886.19 | 14,980.75 | 14,355.36 | 13,023.61 | 12,535.72 | 12,537.22 | 12,766.76 | 11,456.03 | 11,074.83 | 11,351.15 |
Understanding banque de France assets: euro foreign claims
Claims on euro area residents in foreign currency measure financial assets held within the monetary union that are denominated in currencies other than the euro. This category isolates foreign currency exposures tied to domestic or regional counterparties, separating them from external foreign claims and standard euro-denominated monetary policy operations. It captures localized foreign currency lending and securities issued by domestic entities in non-euro denominations.
Reading these figures involves recognizing their specialized role, as such claims typically remain small relative to external foreign reserves or domestic euro lending. Monthly variations can reflect localized financing arrangements or specific client transactions rather than broad monetary policy trends. Observers should avoid conflating this series with external foreign claims, as the residency of the counterparty differs despite the currency denomination.
Frequently asked questions
- What does this series track?
- Financial assets denominated in foreign currencies but held against counterparties residing within the euro area.
- How does this differ from external foreign claims?
- The counterparty resides inside the euro area rather than outside it, despite the asset being denominated in a foreign currency.
- Why might this balance remain small?
- Most domestic financing and central bank operations within the monetary union are conducted in euros.