February 18, 2012 - 22:48 AMT
Greece agrees to launch debt swap for private creditors March 8

Greece's cabinet agreed on Saturday, Feb 18, to launch a debt swap for private creditors on March 8 with the aim of completing it by March 11, Reuters quoted a government official as saying.

The swap is to accompany a $130 billion rescue package that Athens hopes to agree with its euro zone partners on Monday and will mean that creditors take a 70 percent cut in the real value of their holdings.