New Posts For Thread: Cyprushttps://community.betfair.com/tradefair__financials/go/thread/view/94198/30544827/cyprusI was idly sticking some numbers in a spreadsheet to see if there was a better way of telling if a country was fecked than measuring debt to GDP.Most simplistic approaches fail, but compaing foreign debt held by general government to exports for gaveAn update on the numbers: General Government External Source: World Bank CIA World Fact Book 2016 Q4 2016 Rank Country Debt billions of USD Exports billions of USD Ratio1 Greece 284.97 21.https://community.betfair.com/tradefair__financials/go/thread/view/94198/30544827/cyprus?post_id=551917421#551917421An update on the numbers: General Government External Source: World Bank CIA World Fact Book 2016 Q4 2016 Rank Country Debt billions of USD Exports billions of USD Ratio1 Greece 284.97 21.Mon, 15 May 2017 15:35:15 -0500I'm grateful to the excellent economics journalist Tim Worstall for the principles behind the following:So Cyprus exports about 150m Euro of goods and services a monthAnd Cyprus imports about 500m Euro of goods and services a monthThat looks like Cyphttps://community.betfair.com/tradefair__financials/go/thread/view/94198/30544827/cyprus?post_id=551392597#551392597I'm grateful to the excellent economics journalist Tim Worstall for the principles behind the following:So Cyprus exports about 150m Euro of goods and services a monthAnd Cyprus imports about 500m Euro of goods and services a monthThat looks like CypSat, 11 Mar 2017 15:12:37 -0600Decided to update these figures. For the General Government External Debt I used the World Bank final Quarter of 2015And for the value of exports I used the CIA world fact book estimates for 2015The countries with the biggest ratios of foreign debtshttps://community.betfair.com/tradefair__financials/go/thread/view/94198/30544827/cyprus?post_id=548568135#548568135Decided to update these figures. For the General Government External Debt I used the World Bank final Quarter of 2015And for the value of exports I used the CIA world fact book estimates for 2015The countries with the biggest ratios of foreign debtsSun, 01 May 2016 16:29:43 -0500How is Cyprus doing now?,A man I know sells property there, to Would be Expat Brits,Retired Government employee`s are rolling up with Large Deposits and £100K ++ per annum pensions.https://community.betfair.com/tradefair__financials/go/thread/view/94198/30544827/cyprus?post_id=547765461#547765461How is Cyprus doing now?,A man I know sells property there, to Would be Expat Brits,Retired Government employee`s are rolling up with Large Deposits and £100K ++ per annum pensions.Thu, 11 Feb 2016 06:27:07 -0600Correction to that last post:QE in the US has been around 3.8tn, their economy is about 17.4tn, so QE has been about 2/9ths of one year's national income.According to wiki - 4.5tn is the total holdings by the Fed but some 700bn or so was held beforehttps://community.betfair.com/tradefair__financials/go/thread/view/94198/30544827/cyprus?post_id=545643569#545643569Correction to that last post:QE in the US has been around 3.8tn, their economy is about 17.4tn, so QE has been about 2/9ths of one year's national income.According to wiki - 4.5tn is the total holdings by the Fed but some 700bn or so was held beforeSat, 25 Jul 2015 15:01:00 -0500Just some musings - all figures in local currency.QE in the US has been 4.5tn, their economy is about 17.4tn, so QE has been about 1/4 of one year's national income.QE in the UK has been 375bn, UK economy is about 1900bn, so QE has been about 1/5 ofhttps://community.betfair.com/tradefair__financials/go/thread/view/94198/30544827/cyprus?post_id=545643453#545643453Just some musings - all figures in local currency.QE in the US has been 4.5tn, their economy is about 17.4tn, so QE has been about 1/4 of one year's national income.QE in the UK has been 375bn, UK economy is about 1900bn, so QE has been about 1/5 ofSat, 25 Jul 2015 14:49:54 -0500..as I predicted.......QE 4 from the fed is just a matter of time..........and anyone who thinks interest rates will ever rise....let alone go back to normal are misguided.https://community.betfair.com/tradefair__financials/go/thread/view/94198/30544827/cyprus?post_id=545623267#545623267..as I predicted.......QE 4 from the fed is just a matter of time..........and anyone who thinks interest rates will ever rise....let alone go back to normal are misguided.Fri, 24 Jul 2015 04:46:52 -0500america look in good nickhttps://community.betfair.com/tradefair__financials/go/thread/view/94198/30544827/cyprus?post_id=545566431#545566431america look in good nickSun, 19 Jul 2015 09:36:08 -0500I was idly sticking some numbers in a spreadsheet to see if there was a better way of telling if a country was fecked than measuring debt to GDP.Most simplistic approaches fail, but compaing foreign debt held by general government to exports for gavehttps://community.betfair.com/tradefair__financials/go/thread/view/94198/30544827/cyprus?post_id=545430421#545430421I was idly sticking some numbers in a spreadsheet to see if there was a better way of telling if a country was fecked than measuring debt to GDP.Most simplistic approaches fail, but compaing foreign debt held by general government to exports for gaveTue, 07 Jul 2015 14:18:59 -0500