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Friday, June 19, 2015

No run on the banks in Athens, but Greeks now want compromise

With rumours swirling of multibillion-euro cash injections and possible bank closures by Monday, Greeks are willing to accept a ‘bad deal’ rather than Grexit It was not what anyone would call a panic: the banks were all open, the cashpoints were dispensing notes, the cafes were busy, the sesame-seed bagel stands doing a brisk morning trade. But as rumours swirled of multibillion-euro cash injections and possible bank closures by Monday, a steady stream of people – though never enough to call queue – were withdrawing money from the National Bank branch on Athens’ central Syntagma Square. Related: Tsipras does want a deal, as the alternative is unthinkable Related: 'It’s going to be bad, whatever happens': Greece on edge as eurozone exit looms Continue reading...


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