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March 15, 2010
Prokhorov Urges Russia to Buy Greece, Commandeer Olympic Flame
Bloomberg News
by Yuriy Humber
Proko, you're killing us.
Mikhail Prokhorov, the Russian billionaire who sold most of his assets before the global financial crisis, used his first appearance on a comedy show to make fun of Greece’s budget woes, saying the country’s rich history makes it an attractive acquisition target.
“I suggest we buy Greece,” Prokhorov said on the Spotlight Paris Hilton television show on March 13.
NoLandGrab: Greece, with a national debt of 300 billion Euros, representing something like 120% of the country's GDP, is still likely in better financial shape than the New Jersey Nets, which Prokhorov really is buying.
Posted by eric at March 15, 2010 12:08 PM