Terms Of EU Support for Greece |
By Kathy Lien |
Published
04/12/2010
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Currency
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Terms Of EU Support for Greece
The euro has strengthened significantly over the past 24 hours as EU officials finalize a prescription for Greece. Here are the details:
1) Bilateral loans from European governments for 3 years
2) Up to €30bn lending by euro area members states for the first year, in addition to the IMF’s contribution (€12.5 to 15bn reportedly)
3) Lending rates near 5 percent calculated as 3-month euribor plus 300bp spread with further 100bp for more than 3 years and plus 50bp for operational cost
4) IMF loans priced according to their formula (currently 3.25% for a loan of 10x quota)
The package is larger than the market had anticipated and the rate is much lower than market rates.
Kathy Lien is Director of Currency Research at GFT, and runs KathyLien.com.
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