After some
17 hours of summit talks eurozone leaders announced a new deal to rescue Greece
- a third bailout. There are still significant hurdles to clear, however. And
after months of argument and delay between the Greek government and the
lenders, the eurozone wants the new sense of urgency to be maintained.
- The Greek
parliament must immediately adopt laws to reform key parts of its economy - by
Wednesday. The reforms include: streamlining the pension system and boosting
tax revenue - especially from VAT.
- A
commitment to liberalise the labour market, privatise the electricity network
and extend shop opening hours.
- The
eurozone agrees in principle to start negotiations on a loan package for Greece
worth €82bn-86bn (£59bn-£62bn; $91bn-$96bn).
- The loan
will come mainly from the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) - the eurozone
bailout fund. But the International Monetary Fund will also be asked to make a
contribution from March 2016.
- A new
trust fund will be set up, managed by Greece, with €50bn of Greek assets. It is
a mechanism for paying off part of the total ESM loan. Half of the €50bn will
be used to fund recapitalisation of Greek banks, the other half will go towards
reducing Greece's debt mountain - by privatising assets - and investing in
Greece.
- Greece
will get short-term bridge financing to avoid bankruptcy - separate from the
ESM. The amount is estimated to be €7bn by next Monday and another €5bn by
mid-August.
- Out of the
total ESM loan about €10bn will be used immediately to recapitalise Greek banks
- but the banks may need €25bn in total.
- The
European Central Bank, eurozone finance ministers and the IMF will tightly
monitor Greek compliance with the bailout conditions.
-
Negotiations on the ESM bailout will begin only after the plan is approved by
the parliaments of Finland, Germany and Greece.
- The
eurozone is ready if necessary to extend the repayment period of Greek debt (by
debt rescheduling), but debt will not be written off (so no
"haircut").
- The
European Commission will try to mobilise €35bn - outside the ESM loan - to help
Greece with growth and job creation.
What is the ESM?
-
Eurozone's only permanent bailout fund - financed by all 19 member states.
- Launched
in Oct 2012, total lending capacity is €500bn.
- Only
lends if borrowing country agrees to fulfil strict economic conditions.
- ESM made
loans to rescue banks in Spain (€41.3bn) and Cyprus (€9bn).
- Germany
is biggest ESM contributor (€190bn).
- Like IMF
loans, ESM loans don't add to lenders' national debt.
- ESM
bailout takes at least three weeks to organise.
Πηγή: bbc.com
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