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Παρασκευή, 21 Ιουλίου 2017 01:27

IMF announces 'precautionary' stand-by agreement for Greece worth 1.6 bln€

The IMF announced a "precautionary" credit line for still bailout-dependent Greece on Thursday, with a Tweet on the Fund's official account citing a "Stand-By Arrangement" worth 1.6 billion euros.

The IMF announced a "precautionary" credit line for still bailout-dependent Greece on Thursday, with a Tweet on the Fund's official account citing a "Stand-By Arrangement" worth 1.6 billion euros.

The decision was made during a same-day IMF executive board meeting in Washington D.C.

The "Greek issue" resurfaced this past week amid speculation over whether the coalition government in Athens would attempt a return to capital markets, three years after the previous government raised two bond issues.

However, press reports said IMF opposition blocked such a prospect, with the Fund reportedly warning that fresh borrowing would exceed a debt ceiling it calculates for Greece.