Autonomous Liquidity Fund

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Autonomous Liquidity Fund (FLA) ( Spanish: Fondo de Liquidez Autonómica) is a credit line created by the Spanish Government on 2012 because of the financial crisis. It is designed so that the central government lends money to the autonomous communities and that they do not have to finance their debt in the markets. [1] It is run by the ICO (Official Credit Institute), under the Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness. There is a common and indispensable requirement, which forces the autonomous communities that cling to the Fund to allocate the money to pay the debt with the banks or financial entities mainly. [2]

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Financing per year

2012

In the first year, 9 autonomous communities requested the Fund and in total, the central government delivered 16.6 billions: [3]

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Andalusia Autonomous community of Spain

Andalusia is an autonomous community in southern Spain. It is the most populous and the second largest autonomous community in the country. The Andalusian autonomous community is officially recognised as a "historical nationality". The territory is divided into eight provinces: Almería, Cádiz, Córdoba, Granada, Huelva, Jaén, Málaga and Seville. Its capital is the city of Seville.

Catalonia Autonomous area of northeastern Spain

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2013

In the second years, other 9 autonomous communities requested the money of the Fund, being delivered by the government almost 20 billions. [4]

Valencian Community Autonomous community of Spain

The Valencian Community is an autonomous community of Spain. It is the fourth most populous autonomous community after Andalusia, Catalonia and Madrid with more than 4.9 million inhabitants. Its homonymous capital Valencia is the third largest city and metropolitan area in Spain. It is located along the Mediterranean coast on the east side of the Iberian peninsula. It borders with Catalonia to the north, Aragon and Castilla–La Mancha to the west, and Murcia to the south. The Valencian Community consists of three provinces which are Castellón, Valencia and Alicante.

Asturias Autonomous community and province of Spain

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Balearic Islands Archipelago in the Mediterranean, autonomous community, and province of Spain

The Balearic Islands are an archipelago of Spain in the western Mediterranean Sea, near the eastern coast of the Iberian Peninsula.

2014

In 2014, Asturias did not request money from the Fund, however, it was requested by Extremadura, and once again, 9 the Autonomous Communities that requested the Fund. 23.2 billions were delivered this year.

Extremadura Autonomous community of Spain

Extremadura is an autonomous community of the western Iberian Peninsula whose capital city is Mérida, recognised by the Statute of Autonomy of Extremadura. It is made up of the two largest provinces of Spain: Cáceres and Badajoz. It is bordered by the provinces of Salamanca and Ávila to the north; by provinces of Toledo and Ciudad Real to the east, and by the provinces of Huelva, Seville, and Córdoba (Andalusia) to the south; and by Portugal to the west. Its official language is Spanish.

2015

In this year, 5 autonomous communities requested the FLA. The rest were financed through another fund (Financial Facility Fund). 22.5 billions were delivered.

2016

In 2016, 28.3 billion were distributed among 9 autonomous communities.

Apart from those mentioned, the Canary Islands and Galicia were financed by the Financial Facility Fund.

Endowment of the fund

Since its creation, the fund has distributed more than 110 billion, from the Ministry of the Treasury, banks or financial entities interested in investing in this type of funds.

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