European Central Bank throws Greece lifeline before eurozone talks

Extension of emergency lending facility to Greek finance sector lifts euro and gives PM Alexis Tsipras stronger hand before leaders' summit

The European Central Bank has thrown Greece a lifeline to prevent Athens running out of money before crunch talks with European leaders.

The extension of emergency funding to the Greek finance sector by the eurozone's central bankers lifted the euro and gave Greece's prime minister, Alexis Tsipras, a stronger hand before meetings with senior officials at the leaders summit in Brussels.

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