Greece bond swap deal a success
Greece has secured a high enough participation in its critical bond swap offer to drastically reduce its debt, staving off an imminent default and paving the way for the release of funds from international rescue loans.
Greece said today that 85.8 % of private investors holding its Greek-law bonds had signed up to the deal, and that it aimed to use legislation forcing holdouts to participate.
It extended the deadline for holders of foreign-law bonds, of whom 69% have so far signed up, until March 23.
The deal aims to slash the country’s national debt by 107 billion euro, with private bond holders accepting a face-value loss of 53.5%, in exchange for new bonds with more favourable repayment terms.
