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Greek bond investors take big 'haircut' in bailout deal

Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Hans Humes is one of the private creditors who is now taking a 74 percent haircut on the Greek debt he owns. He explains what that means, and why he invested.
Posted In: Greece, haircut, Europe debt crisis
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Greece closer to avoiding a messy default

Friday, January 20, 2012
A deal might be drawing near to reducing Greece's debt, and hopefully avoid further crisis in the eurozone.
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Haircut: More dangerous than it sounds

Tuesday, November 8, 2011
If Greece accepts the terms of a new aid package it's expected to get a haircut on its debt. But Sr. Editor Paddy Hirsch explain why that haircut...
Posted In: explainer, Greece, greek bailout, haircut

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