External positions of enterprises from financial operations and trade credits
Financial operations with foreign non-banks are of particular importance here, while those with foreign banks play a secondary role. The first group accounts for 73% of claims and 88% of liabilities. At 22% and 17% respectively, the share of trade credits in these total figures remains comparatively small.
The external positions of enterprises encompass non-securitised external claims and liabilities vis-à-vis foreign banks and non-banks arising from financial and trade credits, for example in the form of credit terms granted or advance payments received, at the end of the reporting month. Enterprises include all non-banks, inter alia investment companies.