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Strauss-Kahn on the Stand-by Agreement with Greece

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IMF Reaches Staff-level reaches agreement with Greece on €30bn Stand-By Arrangement. Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) issued the following statement:

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(Posted: 2 May 2010)

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