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Greek government says the country's banks will reopen since Monday, the first time in almost three weeks. But the withdrawal limit of 60 Euros will still remain unchanged.
This comes after the ECB boosted emergency aid to Greece and eurozone nations agreed to crucial short-term funding. The 7-billion-euro bridge loan will allow Greece to make a bond payment to the ECB and clear its arrears with the International Monetary Fund.
The European Central Bank and Eurozone finance ministers have bought more time for Athens, with another round of debt relief funds.
Europe's markets breathed a sigh of relief, rising on news the European Central Bank will boost its emergency lending to Greek banks.
"The increase would be 900 million euros over one week," said Mario Draghi, President of European Central Bank.
That doesn't mean Greek banks will quickly re-open, but their cash machines won't run dry.
Mario Draghi also weighed into the issue of debt relief to make Greece's economy more sustainable, which Berlin opposes, but the IMF and now Draghi openly support.
"Debt relief is necessary and I think that nobody has ever disputed that. The issue is what is the best form of debt relief within our framework, within our legal, institutional framework," he said.
E.U. countries agreed in principle to more than seven point six billion U.S. dollars in loans to help Athens until its third bailout begins. A final decision will be taken Friday.
The money would cover a large repayment to the ECB as well as bring Athens out of default to the International Monetary Fund.
"That means the IMF will again be fully engaged," said Jeroen Dijsselbloem, President of Eurogroup of Finance Ministers.
The money will come from a fund controlled by all 28 E.U. member states, nine of which do not use the Euro.
Britain had demanded, and was granted, guarantees on its money.
"The Eurozone needs to foot its own bill,' said George Osborne, UK Chancellor of the Exchequer.
Though Britain's Prime Minister said it was time the Euro area properly sorted out the mess surrounding Greece's debt crisis.
"We are not involved in the debate directly because we are not in the euro, and we are not going to join the euro. But they need to resolve these issues, and they need to resolve them quite fast," said British PM David Cameron.
The next hurdle for Athens' latest bailout will be Germany's parliament, which is scheduled to vote on it Friday.
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