希腊成功发行50亿欧元国债

　　Pressure eases on Greece after success of €5bn bond issue

　　Greece won a vote of confidence from financial markets when investors snapped up a government bond issue yesterday，easing fears that its debt crisis could prevent it from raising money. Athens sold €5bn （$6.8bn） in 10-year bonds and received orders for three times that amount.

　　希腊昨日赢得了金融市场的一张信任票，投资者将希腊新发行的国债抢购一空，缓解了人们对该国债务危机有可能阻碍政府融资的担忧。希腊政府出售了50亿欧元（合68亿美元）的10年期债券，收到了三倍于此数目的认购。

　　The bond issue was evidence of optimism in the markets that the Greek government will avoid defaulting on its debt repayments. A few weeks ago it would have struggled to raise money in the capital markets.

　　此次债券发行证明了市场的乐观态度，相信希腊政府将避免在债务偿还上违约。就在数周前，希腊还难以从资本市场融资。

　　However， the interest rate the country has been forced to pay to attract investors is one of the highest Greece has had to pay for a 10-year bond since it joined the euro in 2001. Currency strategists said such punitive rates were not sustainable.

　　不过，为了吸引投资者，希腊被迫为10年期国债支付的利息，也是自2001年该国加入欧元区以来最高的之一。外汇策略师表示，这种惩罚性利率是不可持续的。

　　The coupon interest rate on the bond was 6.25 per cent，about 2 percentage points more than Portugal - seen as the next weakest eurozone country - is paying and double the rate paid by Germany， Europe's biggest economy.

　　债券的票面利率为6.25%，高出葡萄牙（被视为欧元区第二疲弱的成员国）目前国债利率2个百分点左右，相当于欧洲最大经济体德国国债利率的2倍。

　　“We have re-opened Greek government issuance after a very critical period，” said Petros Christodoulou， head of the country's debt management agency. “We're aiming for orderly market conditions from now on.”

　　希腊债务管理局局长佩特罗斯·克里斯托多罗（Petros Christodoulou）表示：“在经历过一段非常关键的时期后，我们已重启希腊政府债券发行。我们力争从现在起建立有序的市场状况。”

　　Investors are likely to remain wary because Greece will have to raise more money in the capital markets. Athens needs €10bn to refinance debt and meet interest payments in April.

　　投资者可能会保持警惕，因为希腊还必须在资本市场进一步融资。希腊在4月份需要100亿欧元为债务进行再融资，并支付利息。