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Greece Secures Debt Relief to Obtain Bailout

HeadlineMar 09, 2012

Greece has convinced the vast majority of its private investors to forgive more than $132 billion in debt, paving the way for European finance chiefs to approve a second bailout to the debt-stricken country. Finance leaders are expected to discuss the bailout package, worth more than $171 billion, today.

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