OECD's Gurria latest top int'l 'honcho' to confer with Greek gov't

Greek FinMin Yanis Varoufakis and OECD chief Angel Gurria met in Athens and reportedly discussed a bevy of “surprise reforms” that the new leftist government hopes will deflect much of the opposition by its eurozone partners to its demand for a looser fiscal policy.

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OECD’s Gurria latest top int’l ‘honcho’ to confer with Greek gov’t

On Wednesday the Mexican economist and diplomat Ángel Gurría is expected to meet with the Greek Prime Minister

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