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  • PIMCO chief Mohamed El-Erian expects 'second Greece’ in Portugal

    03/18/2012 4:53:34 PM PDT · by DeaconBenjamin · 12 replies
    Telegraph (UK) ^ | 10:32PM GMT 18 Mar 2012 | By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
    The giant bond fund PIMCO said Europe has not yet tamed its debt crisis and will soon face a “second Greece” in Portugal as the country’s economy spirals downwards. Mohamed El-Erian, PIMCO’s chief executive, said Portugal will need a second rescue as the original package of €78bn falls short, setting off a political storm over EU rescue costs. “Unfortunately, that is how it will be. It will make the financial markets nervous because they are worried about a participation of the private sector,” he told Der Spiegel. German finance minister Wolfgang Schäuble insists that there will be no further haircuts...