The political consequences of this week’s logjam are just as toxic. Official lenders are humiliating the government led by Antonis Samaras, the prime minister, who used much of his electoral capital to pass the programme of fiscal consolidation that creditors had requested. Unless the aid disbursement is approved soon, the wafer-thin majority Mr Samaras enjoys in parliament risks being further eroded. Adding to Greece’s political instability is certainly not in the eurozone’s interest.
上周出现的僵局也将造成有害的政治影响。官方贷款者正在让希腊总理安东尼斯·萨马拉斯(Antonis Samaras)领导的政府蒙羞,他利用大量选举资本通过了债权人所要求的财政整固计划。除非援助资金的发放很快获得批准,否则萨马拉斯在议会获得的微弱多数支持可能会进一步遭到侵蚀。加剧希腊的政治不稳定肯定不符合欧元区利益。
Of course, ensuring that Athens is paid rapidly will not help put Greece’s national debt on a sustainable path. This is why the IMF is right to insist that the eurozone acknowledges the need for a new restructuring. Athens’ liabilities are projected to reach 192 per cent of national income in 2014. And since 70 per cent of Greek debt is in the hands of eurozone institutions, any meaningful reduction will require them to share some of the pain. That is the reality.
当然,确保迅速向希腊发放援助资金,将不会有助于让希腊的国家债务走上一条可持续道路。这就是为何IMF坚持要欧元区承认有必要推出新的重组计划是正确的。2014年,预计希腊负债与国民收入之比将达到192%。由于70%的希腊债务掌握在欧元区机构手中,任何实质性削减都需要它们承担一部分痛苦。现实就是如此。
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