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The article reports on the criticism by Zhu Min, deputy governor of the People's Bank of China, against the way the debt crisis in Greece is handled and expresses his view that Greece will not go bankrupt.

The article deals with the impact of anxiety about the debts of some European economies on the euro and the British pound in December 2009. Concerns on the economic performance of Greece and other struggling European countries have resulted in the euro slumping beneath 1.44 U.S. dollars. Bank stocks also declined in most stock markets in the 16-nation euro zone.

The article looks at financier Paul Kazarian and his co-investment firm, Japonica Partners, as of June 2013. It outlines his history as an activist investor, citing his involvement with companies including home appliance company Sunbeam Corp. and pen company A.T. Cross, and reports that the firm has tendered an offer to purchase Greek sovereign debt.

The article reports on the decline in stock prices of Greek banks on April 7, 2010 after they requested the government to provide extra 17 billion euros in unused liquidity.

The article reports companies that provide technological infrastructure for the foreign-exchange market are testing their systems for a possible fracturing of the euro monetary union. CLS Bank International is said to be conducting stress tests to prepare for that possibility. ICAP PLC has disclosed it is readying its electronic-trading systems for the contingency of Greece leaving the union.

The article reports on the decision of the public-debt agency of Greece to reopen a 20-year bond that matures in 2022.

The article reports on the statement released by the European Commission that it will accept the plan of Greece to slash its government budget deficit but warned that further reductions in spending and new taxes might be needed to fix the public finances of the nation.