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Greece aid clears final hurdle

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Greece has been struggling to get its economy back on the road to recovery with tough (and unpopular) austerity measures. Eurozone finance ministers formally agreed Thursday to release more aid to Greece, with the first installment of funds due in the coming days. The announcement comes after the finance ministers and the International Monetary Fund agreed last month to a deal that would lower interest rates for Greece and help the troubled nation cut debt targets to 124% of GDP by 2020. The new deal for Greece also included a debt buyback plan and allowed Greece more time to repay its rescue loans. "I welcome the Eurogroup's decision to support the debt buy back operation for Greece and its assurances to provide additional debt relief if necessary and provided Greece has achieved a primary budget balance in 2013," IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde said in a statement.

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Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras

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Christine Lagarde

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Charles Riley

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Country: Greece

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