By Nikos
Chrysoloras and Paul Tugwell Jun 10,
2014 10:35 AM GMT+0300
(Corrects
debt-to-GDP figure in second paragraph, spokeswoman in fifth.)
Greek Prime
Minister Antonis Samaras named Gikas Hardouvelis as the country’s new finance
minister, replacing Yannis Stournaras in a cabinet overhaul.
Hardouvelis
will try to lead the debt-stricken nation out of a six-year recession and
strike a deal with euro-area member states later this year on relieving some of
Greece ’s
debt burden. Debt is forecast to peak in 2014 at 177.2 percent of gross
domestic product according to the latest review of the country’s bailout
program.