I don&#x27;t argue it makes sense, but Germany also got a few years of interest on those loans. Could they have gotten the same interest elsewhere for significantly less risk? I doubt it.<p>There also are claims Germany made lots of money on the crisis itself because it made it cheaper for them to borrow money (<a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.keeptalkinggreece.com&#x2F;2015&#x2F;08&#x2F;10&#x2F;study-germany-made-e100bn-profit-on-greek-crisis&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.keeptalkinggreece.com&#x2F;2015&#x2F;08&#x2F;10&#x2F;study-germany-ma...</a>)