Goldman Sachs struck a secret deal with Greece to help it mask its vast debts, it emerged yesterday.
The Wall Street giant is claimed to have reaped as much as £192million in fees by entering a complex currency transaction in 2001 that helped Athens borrow cash without putting it on the books as a loan.
The so-called 'swap' deal, while permitted under EU rules, helped Greece meet eurozone limits on government borrowing. (more)
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