Of these debt securities, EUR 2,568 (2,658) million is at fixed interest rates and EUR 2,507 (3,002) million at floating interest rates.

The Bank reclassified financial assets out of the held for trading portfolio to the held-to-maturity portfolio during 2008 because these assets are no longer held for the purpose of being sold in the near term. At the same time, assets recognised among cash and cash equivalents became financial placements and are not included in net liquidity. All the reclassifications took place at the fair value at the date of reclassification. The reclassified cost will be amortised over the instrument's expected remaining lifetime through interest income using the effective interest method.