Troika Calls Week’s Truce in Haggling Over Greek Budget
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Greece and representatives of the country’s international lenders agreed to take a week-long break from inconclusive talks to carve out an 11.5 billion-euro ($14.9 billion) budget-cut package that’s key to receiving aid funds.
The International Monetary Fund, the European Commission and the European Central Bank said in a joint statement their mission to Athens for financial talks will take a “brief pause” and “expects to return to Athens after about a week.”