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EPISODE · Apr 15, 2025 · 12 MIN

Greece to repay its first debt-crisis bailout loans 10 years early

from The Greek Current · host Hellenic Leaders

In an exclusive with Reuters, Greek officials said the country plans to pay off loans granted under the first of three debt-crisis bailouts by 2031, ten years ahead of schedule. This marks yet another milestone in the country’s economic comeback, putting Greece on track to lose the label of the most indebted country in the EU. Yannis Palaiologos, a correspondent-at-large for Kathimerini and the author of “The Thirteenth Labour of Hercules”, a book on the Greek crisis, joins Thanos Davelis as we look into this latest story, and see how it fits into the broader picture of Greece’s economic comeback.You can read the articles we discuss on our podcast here:Exclusive: Greece to repay first bailout loans by 2031, 10 years earlyTrump Has Added Risk to the Surest Bet in Global FinanceCloser French-Greek defense ties seenCentral Asian states send envoys to Cyprus, accept UN resolutions on occupied north

Yannis Palaiologos, a correspondent-at-large for Kathimerini and the author of “The Thirteenth Labour of Hercules”, a book on the Greek crisis, joins Thanos Davelis as we look into Greece's plan to pay off loans granted under the first of three debt-crisis bailouts 10 years ahead of schedule, and see how this fits into the broader picture of Greece’s economic comeback.

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In an exclusive with Reuters, Greek officials said the country plans to pay off loans granted under the first of three debt-crisis bailouts by 2031, ten years ahead of schedule. This marks yet another milestone in the country’s economic comeback,...

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