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Euro zone to assure IMF it will keep funding Greece: EU official

A statue depicting European unity is seen outside the European Parliament in Brussels September 5, 2013.
Photo courtesy of REUTERS

The euro zone will assure the International Monetary Fund in coming months that it will continue to bankroll Greece, enabling the IMF to disburse its share of international aid to Athens, a senior European Union official said on Friday.

Progress in Greek reforms, undertaken by Athens in return for international financial aid, will be among the topics for talks among euro zone finance ministers, called the Eurogroup, at a meeting on Monday.

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