Proposals for acquisition of overseas assets, particularly in the energy sector through special purpose fund or through the PSUs in the related field are now being discussed for long term strategic benefit of the country. Various options of funding are also being debated.
There are a number of relations with those countries through the euro or through association arrangements. Basically, we can say that in all cases Europe is the largest creditor to those countries: this applies to the European banking system, but also to the status as an official creditor.