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Economy
Greek PSI Offer Rejected; Deadline Extended To February
Euro zone finance ministers rejected an offer made by private creditors to restructure Greece's debt and if a resolution is not reached by March, when Athens must repay 14.5 billion euros ($18.9 billion) of maturing debt, a messy default...
Economy
Greece Gets it Loan, but Worries Mount Faster
ATHENS – After weeks of anguish, Greeks found out that international lenders providing the country with a series of bailout loans will release a delayed $11 billion installment needed to keep paying workers and pensioners, but it curiously did...
Economy
Samaras Gives EU a Letter, but Not a Contract
With pressure building on him to sign a bailout deal that would give Greece $175 billion more[...]
Economy
General Strike in Greece Set for Dec. 1
The new coalition government led by interim Prime Minister Lucas Papademos is not getting a reprieve from Greek workers, who will take to the streets on Dec. 1 to keep up their protest against austerity [...]
Economy
Papandreou Scraps Bailout Referendum, Seeks Coalition Government
ATHENS – Faced with defections by his Finance Minister, Cabinet official and Members of Parliament of his ruling PASOK Socialist party, Prime Minister George Papandreou has quickly withdrawn his plans[...]
Economy
Greece’s Choice: In or Out of the Eurozone
As Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou was being cross-examined by European leaders on his stunning call for a referendum in his country on international bailout loans and the austerity measures he imposed as a condition, German and French officials...
Economy
Papandreou’s Referendum Call Rattles Markets, Threatens Bailout
Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou’s surprise announcement will ask voters to decide the fate of international bailout loans and his wobbly Administration through a referendum sent shock waves through the markets, rattling Wall Street, angering European leaders who just...
Economy
After the Haircut, What Next for Greece?
The signs are all there that investors have really given up on Greece: analysts no longer say “if” when[...]
Economy
Investors in Greece Will Lose a Bundle – Maybe Everything
BRUSSELS - Officials of the Eurozone, the 17 countries who use the euro as a currency, have confirmed that banks and investors in Greece will lost at least half their money even as speculation built they could lose everything.
Eurogroup...