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Greece appoints former professor as new finance minister
Last modified: 21 Jun 2012 16:22
National Bank of Greece chairman Vassilis Rapanos has been named finance minister in a conservative-led coalition cabinet seeking to revise the country's bailout terms, officials said on Thursday.
Rapanos, 65, is a former economics professor who served in the economy ministry when Greece joined the euro in 2001.
[Source: Reuters]
