Business & Finance ECB says covered bond purchase total now 12.723bn euros Published November 24, 2014 Updated November 24, 2014 03:05pm 1 min Comments By Shoaib Ur Rehman Add BRecorder as a trusted source on Google FRANKFURT: The European Central Bank bought 2.238 billion euros of covered bonds last week, taking the total amount it has spent on such debt to 12.723 billion euros. Copyright Reuters, 2014 Read Comments