Greece to receive 7.5bln Euros next week: Reuters

News agency cites European sources

The board of the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) will approve the 7.5bln Euro tranche and disburse it to Greece by the end of next week, Reuters reports. Under the condition of anonymity, European officials told the news agency that the Eurogroup Ministers taking part in the ESM director’s board will give the ‘green light’ during Thursday’s meeting. On Friday, the ESM will officially give the OK for the release of the 7.5bln Euro installment to Greece, which is a part of the total 10.3bln the country is scheduled to receive as financial funding to cover its obligation towards creditors, including the ECB. The remaining 2.8bln Euros will be released in the upcoming months after Greece has fulfilled a number of prior actions still pending.