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Wednesday 2 December 2020
The Finance Minister has been in Milan urging EU colleagues to support his push for early repayment of IMF loans.
The Finance Minister was speaking after he met with Mario Draghi and other leaders of EU institutions.
Early repayment could save hundreds of millions every year – but could also be a political minefield.
As with mortgages, it seems the bank is taking a hard line on debt forgiveness.
Will any new and more favourable conditions on Greece’s bailout be extended to Ireland’s deal?
THE SHOPS ARE back, festive music is playing and the weather is going to get absolutely Baltic this week. Even though it’s been a strange year, you’d know Christmas is on the way.
But although it’s a time for giving and the shops are open again, the usual scenes of charity fundraisers on the streets will likely be less frequent due to public health concerns.
Many people make a point of putting some money, food or other items away to make a donation to a particular cause around this time of year, and will likely have to go a bit out of their way to do so in 2020.
Are you one of those people? This morning we want to know: Will you be giving to charity this Christmas?
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