“It’s just a matter of time before everyone recognizes that parting is the best strategy,” the former Fed Chairman told the BBC.
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Alan Greenspan, the former chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, told the BBC on Sunday it is "just matter of time" before Greece leaves the eurozone because of its struggling economy.
Greenspan, who led the U.S. central bank from 1987 to 2006, said he's skeptical the new anti-austerity government of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will be able to renegotiate the terms of its bailout with European creditors because "all the cards are being held by the members of eurozone."
"I don't think it will be resolved without Greece leaving the eurozone," Greenspan said.
"I believe [Greece] will eventually leave. I don't think it helps them or the rest of the eurozone — it's just a matter of time before everyone recognizes that parting is the best strategy," he said.
"The problem is that there there is no way that I can conceive of the euro of continuing, unless and until all of the members of eurozone become politically integrated — actually even just fiscally integrated won't do it."
Listen to Greenspan's BBC interview here:
Greenspan's interview aired as Prime Minister Tsipras outlined his plans in an address to the parliament in Athens.
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SOURCE: BuzzFeed
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