After eight years of being exiled from international capital markets, Greece hopes to refinance itself for the first time in nearly a decade when its third international bailout programme expires next August. The politics of regaining market access are expected to dominate discussions Tsakalotos is to have in the US, starting today. Auditors representing the European creditors that have kept Greece afloat are also there. Interestingly, he has been selected to ring the closing bell at the NYSE on Tuesday. Insiders are interpreting the move as an incipient signal of renewed optimism in the Greek economy.

Source: The Guardian December 08, 2017 08:08 UTC