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Sunday, July 5, 2015

Bundesbank chief warns of Grexit damage to German budget

Bundesbank chief Jens Weidmann has warned Angela Merkel's cabinet that a Greek exit from the euro zone would rip billions of euros out of the German budget, German business daily Handelsblatt reported on Sunday, citing government sources. The paper said that Weidmann had warned that the costs of a Grexit would hit Bundesbank profits, which flow into the budget. It added that Bundesbank losses would be greater than the 14.4 billion euros (10.3 billion pounds) already put aside in provisions linked to the euro zone debt crisis because it would make losses on Greek securities bought by the central bank.


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