尽管官方利率只有1 % ， 但并无偿债问题的西班牙等国家，其十年期债务利率高达5 % ， 而在意大利，信誉卓著的企业也不得不以极高的利率借钱（如果借得到的话 ） 。
While official interest rates are only 1%, solvent sovereigns such as Spain pay more than 5% to borrow for ten years, while creditworthy businesses in Italy can borrow only at punitive rates, if at all.