Article CZYY Greek pensioners queue at dawn as banks allow a €120 withdrawal

Greek pensioners queue at dawn as banks allow a €120 withdrawal

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Jon Henley in Athens
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Banks across Greece opened on Wednesday to allow pensioners without debit cards limited access to their funds

Greek pensioners began queuing before dawn at up to 1,000 banks around the country which opened on Wednesday to let them collect the a120 (85) they will be allowed this week.

Hours after Greece's bailout programme with its creditors expired and the country became the first in the developed world to miss an IMF loan repayment, Greek pensioners without debit cards were at last able to withdraw some cash.

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