Greece, Ireland May Leave Euro

Dan Weil
Newsmax
December 14, 2009

[efoods]The economic crises in Greece and Ireland may necessitate financial bailouts or even an exit from the euro for these countries, according to Standard Bank analyst Steve Barrow.

“Countries like Ireland and Greece may not be able to grow out of the current crisis,” Barrow, head of G-10 currency strategy for the bank, told Bloomberg.

“With interest-rate cuts, exchange-rate depreciation and significant fiscal support all off limits for these countries, bailouts or even pullouts from EMU (European Monetary Union) may happen next year.”

EMU rules limit member countries’ interest rate moves, currency moves and budget deficits.

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This article was posted: Monday, December 14, 2009 at 10:38 am

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