Greek savers withdrew €12bn in January, ECB figures show

Scale of capital flight suggests newly elected Syriza government had to strike deal with eurozone partners over bailout to prevent full-blown bank run

Anxious savers withdrew a12bn (8.8bn) from Greece's banks in January, underlining the desperate challenge facing Athens' anti-austerity ministers during last week's debt talks.

Figures for February are not yet available from the European Central Bank, but the exodus is likely to have continued after the Syriza-led coalition came to power, and battled to secure a four-month extension on its a172bn bailout loan.

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