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World’s largest bond fund predicts default for Greece “and other European economies”

Wednesday, June 22nd 2011 - 16:31 UTC
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Mohamed El-Erian, chief executive of PIMCO Mohamed El-Erian, chief executive of PIMCO

The head of PIMCO, the world's biggest bond fund, predicted that Greece and other European economies would default on their debts to resolve their problems as the Euro area deals with its debt crisis.

Greece's government won a vote of confidence late Tuesday, a crucial step toward securing further short-term and longer-term financial aid from the European Union and the IMF as the country tries to avoid the Euro zone's first sovereign debt default.

“For the next three years, we're going to see different economies work out different problems. For European economies, especially Greece, it would be through default,” Mohamed El-Erian, chief executive of PIMCO, told reporters in Taipei today via a video conference.

He didn't identify which economies other than Greece he was referring to.

El-Erian has suggested in the past that Greece would default and that Europe risks wasting money for nothing by pumping billions of dollars into the ailing economy.

“Nothing has been done to enhance growth,” he said. ”No single (Greek) indicator has shown strength. They are afraid a restructuring would hurt European banks.“

He doubted a Greek default could trigger another global financial crisis.

”Ireland, Portugal, Italy and Spain would have to be involved. But Greece is too small in terms of economic impact,” El-Erian said.

PIMCO, or the Pacific Investment Management Co, is based in California and is the world's biggest bond fund manager with nearly $1.3 trillion in assets under management.

Horacio Valeiras, chief investment officer of fund firm Allianz Global Investors Capital (AGIC), predicted that Ireland and Portugal, countries that also received financial bailouts in the wake of the global credit crisis, will have to restructure their debts.

PIMCO and AGIC are units of German insurer Allianz, which organized briefings for the media and investors.

“We are not investing in Greece, Ireland, Spain and Portugal,” said Valeiras, who appeared in person at the press briefing. He said default in Greece was “inevitable”.
 

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  • Fido Dido

    World’s largest bond fund predicts default for Greece “and other European economies”

    And of course the UK,but let's not mention that..huh..:D

    hey ugly people (brits with bad teeth), bring it on..

    Jun 22nd, 2011 - 05:40 pm 0
  • stick up your junta

    Jees its the tooth fairy,

    Jun 22nd, 2011 - 05:56 pm 0
  • briton

    [1] at it again.
    is not the truth that their are 3 richer countrys in front of us, that will get hit very bad,
    Germany
    France and of course HOLLAND,
    the british may well lose some money, but the big three will lose a lot more .

    Jun 22nd, 2011 - 09:34 pm 0
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