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Merkel Rejects Greek Default

German chancellor warns of the risk of contagion for other euro-area countries.

By Tony Czuczka, Mariajose Vera, Bloomberg | Updated on September 13, 2011

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that Greece is taking the right steps to get its next bailout payment, warning against allowing a Greek default because of the risk of contagion for other euro-area countries.

Merkel, in a German radio interview broadcast today, said that an “uncontrolled insolvency” would further roil markets spooked by the prospect of a Greek default. The euro region currently has no system for “orderly” insolvency until the permanent rescue fund is established in 2013, she said.

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