Strong take-up of Greece bond swap offer

Police officers shout slogans as they protest during a rally in AthensATHENS (Reuters) – Greece successfully closed its bond swap offer to private creditors on Thursday, opening the way to securing the funding it needs to avert a messy default on its debt, according to several senior officials. One official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said take-up of bonds regulated by Greek law, the most significant part of the overall debt, was around 95 percent. …



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