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Meet Euclid Tsakalotos, the Oxford-educated economist set to become Greece's new finance minister
Euclid Tsakalotos is tipped to be Greece's new finance minister, replacing outgoing Yanis Varoufakis. Varoufakis himself has hinted Tsakalotos could take the job, saying: "I hope so," when asked if Tsakalotos would be the next Finance Minister. Greek media are now reporting that Tsakalotos is set to be named as the new Finance Minister shortly. Tsakalotos' got an enormous pile of issues to deal with, even more than Varoufakis had when he started. In the aftermath of Sunday's referendum and the huge triumph for the "No" campaign backed by the government, it will be Tsakalotos' job to negotiate a deal after the ... (full story)