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Greece holds bond sale ahead of defense spending boost

by Associated Press
| September 2, 2020 10:27 AM

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece raised 2.5 billion euros ($2.96 billion) in a bond auction Wednesday, taking advantage of low borrowing rates to boost state cash reserves needed for pandemic relief and emergency defense spending amid a tense dispute with neighboring Turkey.

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