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Πέμπτη, 09 Ιουνίου 2016 22:26

EWG OKs 7.5-bln€ bailout tranche for Athens; last step is ESM approval

The EuroWorking Group on Thursday evening gave its “green light” towards the disbursement of a 7.5-billion-euro loan tranche to Greece, two weeks after a Eurogroup meeting paved the way for the development.

The EuroWorking Group on Thursday evening gave its “green light” towards the disbursement of a 7.5-billion-euro loan tranche to Greece, two weeks after a Eurogroup meeting paved the way for the development.

Up next is ratification by roughly half dozen national legislations of Eurozone member-states.

The EWG decisions followed yet another round of prior actions demanded by creditors and taken by the leftist Greek government in short order over the past week and a half.

The final say in the disbursement of the money, the biggest chunk of a 10.3-billion-euro bailout package for 2016, will be taken by the European Stability Mechanism’s board of directors. The ESM board will meet on June 16 in Luxembourg, with a positive nod meaning a transfer of cash before the referendum for the UK’s membership in the EU.