With Greek Debt Deal in Pocket, Tsipras Finally Wears a Tie
- Greek PM promised he’d wear Renzi’s tie after debt relief
- Largarde says IMF has reservations about long-term debt path
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Now that Greece’s creditors have reached a landmark debt deal, the only remaining question was answered late Friday when Alexis Tsipras put on a tie.
That’s what the famously tie-less Greek prime minister had pledged to do if and when Europe came up with a viable solution to the country’s debt burden. In February 2015, just days after the left-leaning firebrand was swept to power pledging to tear up the country’s austerity plans, he was presented with a tie by Italy’s then-Prime Minister Matteo Renzi.