Prime minister Alexis Tsipras’s administration is forcing central government entities to transfer cash to the central bank to help keep the country afloatThe Greek government has issued a decree forcing public sector bodies to transfer idle cash reserves to the central bank, in a sign of how severe the country’s cash crunch has become.With the state due to pay almost €2bn (£1.4bn) in salary and pension payments in coming weeks and then almost €1bn to the International Monetary Fund in May, Greece is scrambling to find funds. Continue reading...
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