Sunday, July 24, 2011

Greece urges citizens to repatriate money held in foreign banks

















After securing a second rescue package to prop up its debt-stricken economy, Greece has implored its citizens to honour the agreement by repatriating cash whisked abroad during the crisis.




Appealing to businessmen, shipowners and financiers who transferred large amounts of wealth out of the crisis-hit country, finance minister Evangelos Venizelos said last week's mega-deal had ensured that Greek banks were now among the safest in the world.

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