2015年CRI 分析师对希腊债务表示乐观

 

The Greek government sent a package of reform proposals on Thursday to its euro zone creditors¹ to avert² bankruptcy³.

Athens is now proposing a new set of tax hikes, pension cuts and economic reforms in exchange of a 53.2-billion-euro third bailout program through the European Stability Mechanism⁴ over the next three years.

The Greek parliament voted overwhelmingly on Saturday in favour of authorizing⁵ the government of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to negotiate with international creditors with the package.

The bill was passed by the plenum with 251 votes in favor and 32 against.

The latest reforms package is strikingly similar to the terms Greece had rejected in a referendum Tsipras had called in June.

Head of the Cologne Institute for Economic Research, Michael Hueter, said although he was skeptical⁶ about Greece's ability to enact⁷ all of the reforms, the Greek government's public support made the situation easier.

"The experience of the last five years is not very favorable for the assumption that they will [be] successful in succeeding all these, solvings of problems they have, but I think it's the first time that they have a government in Greece who have a big support from the public, impressive support in the parliament, so they are able to solve these problems more creatively and more... Straight to the target rather than the previous governments."

He added that he was optimistic that contagion⁸ in the euro zone could be avoided.

"I am very optimistic that we can avoid this because all the other crisis countries -- Portugal, Italy, Spain and Ireland -- had a very different situation and had a different experience from the last five years (of economic crisis). From the crisis management they were able to go ahead in the restructuring the economy and restructuring the public budgets. So we have a different situation than in spring 2010. There is an isolated⁹ problem of Greece and there is a more stable euro zone of the rest, so I am optimistic that we will be able to manage this problem."

Finance ministers of the 19-nation euro area will meet to decide whether to recommend opening negotiations¹⁰ despite exasperation¹¹ at the five-year-old Greek crisis.

A senior EU official said the meeting would include discussions on whether Greece needs more debt relief.

Noah Barkin. Reuters Bureau Chief for Germany said the topic is one of the key issues to reach a deal.

"Yes, well, one of the big stumbling blocks has been Greek demands for debt relief. They are supported by the International Monetary¹² Fund (IMF) which says that Greece cannot return to sustainable debt levels without significant debt relief. What we'll probably see is instead of a sort of classic haircut, which means writing down the face value of the debt, the principle, we are going to see a stretching out of maturities¹³ of Greek debt if there is a deal."

Greek banks have been closed since June 29, when capital controls were imposed and cash withdrawals¹⁴ rationed¹⁵ after the collapse¹⁶ of previous bailout talks.

Greece defaulted on an IMF loan repayment¹⁷ the following day and now faces a critical July 20 bond redemption to the ECB of 3.49 billion euros, which it cannot make without aid.

For CRI, I'm Guo Yan.

1 creditors   

n.债权人，债主( creditor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• They agreed to repay their creditors over a period of three years. 他们同意3年内向债主还清欠款。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Creditors could obtain a writ for the arrest of their debtors. 债权人可以获得逮捕债务人的令状。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 avert   

v.防止，避免；转移(目光、注意力等)

参考例句：

• He managed to avert suspicion.他设法避嫌。
• I would do what I could to avert it.我会尽力去避免发生这种情况。

3 bankruptcy   

n.破产；无偿付能力

参考例句：

• You will have to pull in if you want to escape bankruptcy.如果你想避免破产，就必须节省开支。
• His firm is just on thin ice of bankruptcy.他的商号正面临破产的危险。

4 mechanism   

n.机械装置；机构，结构

参考例句：

• The bones and muscles are parts of the mechanism of the body.骨骼和肌肉是人体的组成部件。
• The mechanism of the machine is very complicated.这台机器的结构是非常复杂的。

5 authorizing   

授权，批准，委托( authorize的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Letters of Marque: Take letters from a warning friendly power authorizing privateering. 私掠许可证：从某一个国家获得合法抢劫的证书。
• Formal phavee completion does not include authorizing the subsequent phavee. 阶段的正式完成不包括核准随后的阶段。

6 skeptical   

adj.怀疑的，多疑的

参考例句：

• Others here are more skeptical about the chances for justice being done.这里的其他人更为怀疑正义能否得到伸张。
• Her look was skeptical and resigned.她的表情是将信将疑而又无可奈何。

7 enact   

vt.制定(法律)；上演，扮演

参考例句：

• The U.S. Congress has exclusive authority to enact federal legislation.美国国会是唯一有权颁布联邦法律的。
• For example,a country can enact laws and economic policies to attract foreign investment fairly quickly.例如一个国家可以很快颁布吸引外资的法令和经济政策。

8 contagion   

n.(通过接触的疾病)传染；蔓延

参考例句：

• A contagion of fear swept through the crowd.一种恐惧感在人群中迅速蔓延开。
• The product contagion effect has numerous implications for marketing managers and retailers.产品传染效应对市场营销管理者和零售商都有很多的启示。

9 isolated   

adj.与世隔绝的

参考例句：

• His bad behaviour was just an isolated incident. 他的不良行为只是个别事件。
• Patients with the disease should be isolated. 这种病的患者应予以隔离。

10 negotiations   

协商( negotiation的名词复数 )； 谈判； 完成（难事）； 通过

参考例句：

• negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
• Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。

11 exasperation   

n.愤慨

参考例句：

• He snorted with exasperation.他愤怒地哼了一声。
• She rolled her eyes in sheer exasperation.她气急败坏地转动着眼珠。

12 monetary   

adj.货币的，钱的；通货的；金融的；财政的

参考例句：

• The monetary system of some countries used to be based on gold.过去有些国家的货币制度是金本位制的。
• Education in the wilderness is not a matter of monetary means.荒凉地区的教育不是钱财问题。

13 maturities   

n.成熟（maturity的复数形式）

参考例句：

• Maturities of commercial paper range from three days to nine months. 商业票据的期限从3天到9个月不等。 来自互联网
• German federal government bonds issued with maturities of up to 30 years. 指期限可长达30年的德国联邦政府债券。 来自互联网

14 withdrawals   

n.收回，取回，撤回( withdrawal的名词复数 )；撤退，撤走；收回[取回，撤回，撤退，撤走]的实例；推出（组织），提走（存款），戒除毒瘾，对说过的话收回，孤僻

参考例句：

• He has made several withdrawals from his bank account. 他从银行账户上提了几次款。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• It is not the bank's policy to deduct interest on withdrawals. 提款需扣除利息这并非是本银行的政策。 来自辞典例句

15 rationed   

限量供应，配给供应( ration的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• We were rationed to two eggs a day. 每天配给我们两个鸡蛋。
• The army is well rationed. 部队给养良好。

16 collapse   

vi.累倒；昏倒；倒塌；塌陷

参考例句：

• The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
• The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做了一次彻底的调查分析。

17 repayment   

n.偿还，偿还款；报酬

参考例句：

• I am entitled to a repayment for the damaged goods.我有权利索取货物损坏赔偿金。
• The tax authorities have been harrying her for repayment.税务局一直在催她补交税款。