$3.7B in New Eurozone Loans for Greece
Hear that flushing sound?
Euro zone officials on Monday approved the release of 2.8 billion euros, or $3.7 billion, in loans to Greece, the country's Finance Ministry said, paving the way for the approval of an additional 6-billion-euro installment at a meeting of the currency union's finance ministers in mid-May.
The Greek Parliament late Sunday approved a controversial plan to dismiss 15,000 civil servants by the end of next year as part of a new package of economic measures asked for by Greece's foreign creditors: the International Monetary Fund, the European Central Bank and the European Commission.
The $3.7 billion approved Monday in Brussels was originally to have been disbursed in March but was delayed after negotiations stalled over the creditors' demands for civil service cuts. The May installment is dependent on further action by Athens, including an overhaul of the tax collection system.
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The population of Greece is around 11.3 million people. So this is another $325 per person in loans.