INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND COUNTRY GROUPS
INTERNATIONAL CAPITAL MARKETS
This category is used for securities issued on several markets at once (e.g. Eurobonds) and loans made by a syndicate of lenders in several countries (e.g. Euro-currency or Asian dollar loans).
INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
This category is used for securities issued and loans made by non-countries, which include organisations such as the International Monetary Fund (IMF), International Bank of Reconstruction and Development and International Institutions Unspecified.
APEC
Includes Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Chile, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan), Hong Kong (SAR of China), Indonesia, Japan, Korea (Republic of South), Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Russian Federation, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, United States of America and Vietnam.
ASEAN
Includes Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.
EU
Includes Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovak Republic (Slovakia), Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom. Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovak Republic (Slovakia) and Slovenia are included from July 2004. Bulgaria and Romania are included from January 2007. Croatia is included from July 2013.
OECD
Includes Austria, Belgium, Canada, Chile, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Republic of South Korea, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic (Slovakia), Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom and the United States of America. Chile, Estonia, Israel and Slovenia are included from calendar year 2010.