The DF wrote :
I'll leave you to your fancy figures in a minute so you can try to figure out what the Real Instituto Elcano (realinstitutoelcano.org) "“ and therefore my initial post "“ is really about, although with little hope that you understand the difference between the topic of my post and your ejaculating comment.
Well I've read the elcano institute report. It says :
Although these figures could be interpreted as a sign of political antagonism, a fairer assessment of the lack of coincidence between French and US lending policy would probably point to France's universal approach as opposed to the traditional isolationism of the US. At least, such is suggested by an overall analysis of the loans granted by French banks (US$ 1.1 trillion). Its main borrower in absolute terms is the United States, to whom it lends nearly a third of this amount. Among its top ten borrowers are six immediate neighbours. In relative terms, it is very noticeable that French banks provide 100% of the funds obtained by one country, Somalia.
Overall, France is the leading funder of 41 countries, mostly concentrated in Africa, where only Eritrea, Malawi, Saint Helena and Sierra Leone fall outside its ambit. As with Spain and the UK, the countries in which France occupies the leading position coincide with its main foreign-policy objectives, particularly la francophonie, which consists in bringing together its former colonies (plus some others) beneath the banner of the French language. It is very significant that of the 41 countries for which France is the leading lender, no fewer than 28 are members of the organisation. Paris is the leading lender to Africa and the Middle East, for which it provides 24% of the regions' international private borrowing requirements.
On the other hand, it is noticeable that France is the leading lender for Japan, which absorbs 16% of French international private loans.
I'll suggest you read it too, because you seem to miss the point.
You also wrote
The French idiots will be happy at the simple idea that their government, its state and private owned banks are lending millions of dollars to America's foes.[...]The last square of decent and thoughtful French will feel nauseous at the idea that their hard earned money is distributed to the worse dictatorships on the face of this Earth,/i> , all this under the title State Terror Capitalists. You are certainly aware, as you've made the effort to press gently your mouse's button, whenever your cursors pass over those funny bits of text in a different color and changes their shape to that of a cute little hand "“ we call it a "link", that the report is about international private lending, not your tax money distributed by the Gvt.