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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 15-02-04
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[01] FinMin Varoufakis says talks with Draghi 'very fruitful'
[02] Greece drains 812.5 mln euros from T-bill auction
[01] FinMin Varoufakis says talks with Draghi 'very fruitful'
ANA/MPA---Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis on Wednesday said
he was "encouraged about the future" following "constructive talks"
he had in Frankfurt with the president of European Central Bank, Mario
Draghi. The Greek Finance Minister met ECB's head to ask for support
for Greek banks.
"We had very fruitful talks," the Greek FinMin told reporters after the
meeting, reassuring that their communication was "excellent", a fact offer
"strong encouragement for the future".
[02] Greece drains 812.5 mln euros from T-bill auction
ANA/MPA---Greece on Wednesday successfully auction a six-month Treasury
bill issue draining 812.5 million euros from the market at a higher
cost. The Public Debt Management Organization said the interest rate
of the issue was set at 2.75 pct from 2.30 pct in the previous auction
of same issue in January 7. Bids submitted totaled 813 million euros,
1.30 times more than the asked sum of 625 million euros.
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