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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 15-11-23

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From: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>

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  • [01] Regling: Greece can achieve the growth rates needed to pay back its debt

  • [01] Regling: Greece can achieve the growth rates needed to pay back its debt

    Greece is capable of achieving the growth rates that will enable it to pay off its debts, European Stability Mechanism (ESM) Managing Director Klaus Regling said in an interview with the Hong Kong newspaper "South China Morning Post" published on Monday.

    Asked whether Greece could realistically grow at a rate that would allow it to pay back its debt "and support the social infrastructure that is expected of a Western government," Regling replied: "It is possible. There is no doubt about that."

    According to the ESM's head, the lending terms to Greece were so favourable, with such low interest rates and long maturities, that "the debt stock itself is not very meaningful when we try to assess the debt burden on Greece."

    "It is much lower than the debt to GDP ratio would suggest. It is a little bit comparable to Japan where we have a debt to GDP ratio of almost 250% but obviously Japan has no problem servicing it because the interest rates are very, very low. So it is a little bit in that direction. The other side of the equation is indeed: what is a reasonable expectation for growth for Greece in the future. We saw that growth came back last year with the right policies."


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