It would help to repay IMF, paper says

German newspaper Handelsblatt believes that the expected repayment by Greece of high-interest loans issued by the International Monetary Fund will be an important political signal since it will reduce the country's debt burden and strengthen Athens' argument for easing the primary budget surplus target of 3.5 percent of gross domestic product agreed with its creditors.
Between 2020 and 2018, Greece's creditors lent it 288.7 billion euros, including 32.1 billion from the IMF. Greece has repaid 23.8 billion to the IMF, and 8.3 billion remains, 3.7 billion of which Greece wants to repay early.
"Interest rates of up to 5.13 percent are due for these loan tranches. Even on the capital markets, Greece can now refinance [its debt] significantly cheaper," says Handelsblatt.
However, it adds, "the Eurogroup, the [European Stability Mechanism] and the parliaments of some...