Greek PM Tsipras: Greece hopes to be included in ECB QE program by early 2017

Greece's prime minister Alexis Tsipras in a Reuters interview

• Tells Reuters that Greece hopes to be included in ECB quantitative easing program by early 2017
• Says Greece could test debt markets in 2017, make full return in 2018, depending on growth, debt relief, positive debt sustainability analysis
• Greek economy could expand 0.2 to 0.4 percent in 2016, well above Eurostat forecast of 0.3 pct contraction
• He believes Greece could meet or exceed Eurostat 2017 growth forecast of 2.7 percent if foreign investment returns

Headlines via Reuters, more at the link