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How Greece’s Exit From Euro Could Happen

Parliament in Athens.

Parliament in Athens.

Photographer: Louisa Gouliamaki/AFP via Getty Images
By
Nikos Chrysoloras and James Hertling

With the fight to keep Greece in the euro now in its sixth year, everyone is running out of patience. More importantly, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’s government in Athens is running out of money.

While bond yields suggest investors expect Greece to stay in the euro, economists such as UniCredit Bank AG’s Erik Nielsen say it may be just a matter of time before he’s forced to print a new currency.