Banking bailout funds no substitute for Greek debt relief

The mooted reallocation of unused banking bailout funds could boost the amount of cash provided to Greece in a forthcoming deal with its creditors and hence buy it some valuable additional time. But it would not make up for the probable lack of any meaningful form of debt relief.

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