The Greek government yesterday appeared to move closer to a deal with private bondholders that would avert a threatened default by Athens.
Talks with holders of close to €200bn of Greek debt broke down last week, after some eurozone officials called for a sharply lower coupon, or interest payment, on new bonds.
The latest proposal called for a coupon starting at about 3 per cent and rising to 4.5 per cent as the bond approached maturity, one banker said. Another said the average interest paid during the life of the bond would be 4.25 per cent, which he described as a rate “that the banks would be happy with”.
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