Money @ 1.5%

Money from ECB/IMF/EU troika @ 5% is not a runner; interest bill on €80bn @ 5% is €4bn.

No can do – 10-year deflationary spiral beckons in that scenario.

Need to hold out for the 1.5% rate = €1,2bn interest p/a – thats more do-able.

The rate is key.