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Commerzbank puts chances of a Grexit at 50%

Jacques Delors Institute also explores the possibility of a Greek leaving the euro zone

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Commerzbank, the Frankfurt-based global banking and financial services company, attempts to answer some of the critical questions with regard to the eurozone-Greece stalemate Greece and Eurozone have found themselves in, following yesterday’s Eurogroup meeting.

According to a Handelsblatt article, the banking multinational puts the chances of at Grexit at 50% compared to 25% a week ago.

The Jacques Delors Institute – a joint project by the Hertie School of Governance in Berlin and Notre Europe/Jacques Delors Institute in Paris – also explores the possibility of a Greek leaving the euro zone in an article titled “Grexit? Beware of Slippery slopes”

The article presents three possible scenarios that could end with a Grexit:

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