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Thread #133881 Message #3042867
Posted By: GUEST,KP
29-Nov-10 - 12:53 PM
Thread Name: BS: Ireland-What happened?
Subject: RE: BS: Ireland-What happened?
Thompson,
According to this article they'll be paying 6.7% on €85 bn or about €5.7 bn a year.
EU finance ministers meet amid row over Irish interest rate
The only good thing you could say about that is it could have been worse...at least they're not paying 9%, but its still pretty horrible.
If there is a forthcoming general election it will be interesting to see whether the various parties will actually spell out the alternatives I've listed above - whoever is in power will have to make some horrible decisions.