IMF disburses loan tranche to Cyprus
The International Monetary Fund said on Friday it had reviewed Cypruss economy under a bailout program and approved a loan disbursement for about $115 million.
The international lender said the disbursement brings total lending to date under the IMFs $1.4 billion program with Cyprus to about $459 million.
The IMF facility is part of a broader 10-billion-euro three-year bailout program with the European Stability Mechanism for the island.
Cyprus was badly burnt in the eurozone debt crisis, particularly through its banking sectors close links to troubled Greece.
Earlier this month, Cypruss Parliament approved plans for privatizations, averting a showdown with international lenders who insist on state sell-offs.
[Reuters]
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