EFSF Confirms Release of 5.2 Billion Euros for Greece

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The European Financial Stability Facility’s Board of Directors confirmed the release of 5.2 billion euros ($6.7 billion) from a first installment of 39.4 billion euros by the end of June, the EFSF said in an e-mailed statement today.

An amount of 4.2 billion euros will be disbursed May 10 and the remaining 1 billion euros aren’t needed before June and will be disbursed depending on Greece’s financing needs, according to the statement.