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Greece and Cyprus Bureau Chief for Dow Jones Newswires and a contributor to the Wall Street Journal
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Alkman Granitsas
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Greek Elections and the Impact on the Euro As the G-20 begins a meeting today in Mexico, with President Obama on hand, the big economic story is the election in Greece. Markets around the world reacted positively at first to the defeat of Syriza--the leftist anti-austerity party. But the vote was only 30% to 27 in favor of New Democracy. Alkman Granitsas, Bureau Chief in Greece and Cyprus for the Dow Jones Newswires and a contributor to the Wall Street Journal , joins us from Athens.
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Greek Elections and the Impact on the Euro As the G20 begins a meeting today in Mexico, with President Obama on hand, the big economic story is the election in Greece. Markets around the world reacted positively at first to the defeat of Syriza, the leftist anti-austerity party. But the vote was only 30 percent to 27 in favor of New Democracy. Alkman Granitsas, Bureau Chief in Greece and Cyprus for the Dow Jones Newswires and a contributor to the Wall Street Journal , joins us from Athens.
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Challenges for Greece after Debt Deal After months of uncertainty and marathon talks last night in Brussels, the European Union’s finance ministers have approved a €130 bailout for Greece, the second in just two years. Alkman Granitsas, who writes for the Dow Jones Newswires and Wall Street Journal , joins us from the parliament building in Athens.
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Greek Referendum Threatens Debt Plan, Roils World Markets Greek Prime Minister Papandreou's cabinet has approved his call for a national referendum on the deal to save the Eurozone. But Papandreou's government may not survive a no-confidence vote at the end of this week. In the meantime, other European leaders are applying all the pressure they can. Alkman Granitsas is Greece and Cyprus Bureau Chief for Dow Jones Newswires and a contributor to the Wall Street Journal .
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