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ABP shifts €29 billion in bond investments from US to Europe, avoiding France
ABP, a Dutch pension fund, moved €29 billion in bond investments from the United States to Europe.
It invested the money in several European countries, including Germany, the Netherlands and Spain, but not France.
The fund’s choices reflect concerns about France’s increasingly difficult public debt situation.
France was once seen as a core part of the eurozone during the euro crisis.
Now, growing risks have made the country less attractive to institutional investors.
The shift suggests that other investors are also becoming cautious about France.
ABP shifted €29 billion in bond investments from the United States to various European countries.
The Dutch pension fund did not invest any of the money in France.
It considered Germany, the Netherlands and Spain more attractive.
The article says France has become less attractive to institutional investors because of increased risks linked to its public debt.
- Who
- ABP, a pension fund.
- What
- It shifted €29 billion in bond investments from the United States to Europe, but invested none in France.
- When
- The article was published on 13 October 2026; the date of the investment shift is not stated.
- Where
- From the United States to various European countries, including Germany, the Netherlands and Spain.
- Why
- The article says France was less attractive because of increased risks linked to its public debt.
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- Amount shifted
- €29 billion
- Origin of investments
- United States
- Destination
- Various European countries
- Countries named as more attractive
- Germany, the Netherlands and Spain
- France investment
- None of the €29 billion was invested in France
Sources
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