18:36 ET<\/span><\/span><\/p>\nThe Greek authorities have asked Interpol to question a London trader over an email he sent which talked of the high chance of a Greek default.<\/p>\n
The email, published in a Greek newspaper, refers to “increased noise” over a Greek debt restructuring as early as Easter.<\/p>\n
Greece is highly sensitive to allegations it may not stick to strict repayment terms on its recent bail-out.<\/p>\n
The finance ministry says the incident amounts to “possible criminal conduct”.<\/p>\n
Greek police say the email was sent from the desk of a Citibank trader in London.<\/p>\n
Citibank said in a statement: “We are co-operating with the authorities and do not consider there to have been any wrongdoing by Citi or its employees.”<\/p>\n
Speculation Greece will default and fail to pay back its borrowings has pushed interest rates on debts due for repayment in 10 years to 15%, meaning it has to pay almost 12% more to raise cash than its fellow eurozone member, Germany.<\/p>\n
Bonds that are due for repayment in two years were paying 23%, indicating that investors thought they were even less likely to be paid back in full.<\/p>\n
On Wednesday, Athens’ main stock index dropped 2.6% on a new wave of fears.<\/p>\n
Greece’s Finance Minister George Papaconstantinou insisted on Wednesday that Greece could deal with its debt mountain.<\/p>\n
The country was the first of three to ask for special help from the European Union and its partners after it became clear a year ago that it could not close the gap between spending and borrowing.<\/p>\n
Greece’s attempts to regain international trust in its finances have already included public sector cuts that have sparked massive demonstrations.<\/p>\n
Last week it announced a privatisation programme to raise 50bn euros ($71.5bn; \u00a344bn).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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