ECB again boosts emergency liquidity for Greek banks

The European Central Bank (ECB) again increased emergency liquidity funds for Greece’s banks Tuesday, according to a Greek bank source.

 

The amount of the new increase of the ECB’s Emergency Liquidity Assistance (ELA) was not specified, but is the fourth one since Wednesday and came as Greek savers continued withdrawing their money in large volumes from the country’s banks.

 

Greece’s situation is looking more positive after new proposals were discussed at an emergency summit of European leaders Monday night. The meeting broke up without a final deal, but the summit’s chair, European Council president Donald Tusk, left the talks hopeful that a cash-for-reform package would be approved by Europe’s finance ministers on Wednesday night, Reuters reports.

 

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