Greece to get another bailout tranche of 5.7 bln euro

BRUSSELS, March 2 (KUNA) -- The EU's permanent bailout fund, the European Stability Mechanism, ESM, is expected to approve disbursement of the fourth tranche of 5.7 billion euro (USD 7.2 billion) in the second half of March, Eurogroup President Mario Centeno announced Friday.
"We have now entered the final lap of the ESM Greek programme. The fourth and final review is ongoing," he said in a press statement.
"Greece has started its return to market financing and the Greek government is working on a long-term growth strategy. I'm confident this will help Greece to return to an equal footing with its European partners and leave crisis days behind," he added. (end) nk.bs