Greece Nears Finance Fix After Passing Austerity Budget
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European leaders were set to ease Greece’s financial pain and recommit to keeping it in the euro after the Athens government delivered an austerity budget for 2013.
European and International Monetary Fund experts provided a positive verdict on Greece’s prospects, clearing an obstacle to a 31.5 billion-euro ($40 billion) aid payout that’s been on hold since June.