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Friday, July 3, 2015

Greece debt crisis: IMF calls for 20-year grace period before any debt repayments

Just three days ahead of a hastily-called referendum on Greece’s bailout, the International Monetary Fund said in a report Greece needs €50bn in extra funds over the next three years, and should be granted a 20-year grace period before making any debt repayments. The IMF calculations reveal that Greece’s enormous debts are “unsustainable”, and would be all but impossible to pay off.


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