Euro zone sees three options on private role in Greek bailout
Euro zone officials have outlined three basic options for private sector involvement in the second bailout package for Greece in a teleconference on last week, a document prepared on July 16 showed.
The document, obtained by Reuters, said the first option was a buy-back of Greek debt and public sector credit enhancement. It would likely cause a downgrade of Greek debt to selective default or default by ratings agencies.
The second could be based on the French banks' proposal of a debt rollover, which does not involve public sector credit enhancement. It would likely trigger a downgrade to selective default, the paper said.
The third option could be based on a tax imposed on the financial sector or a decentralized Vienna-type agreement with private banks, especially Greek ones which have large holdings of Greek debt, to maintain exposure. This option was unlikely to result in a selective default rating, the paper said.
(Reporting by Luke Baker, writing by Jan Strupczewski, editing by Rex Merrifield)
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