ARTICLES RELATING TO
BAILOUTS
Russia says that it and other major emerging powers will commit enough new funds to fulfil the IMF's request for at least $400bn to tackle the eurozone debt crisis.
The International Monetary Fund says additonal contributions from Poland and Switzerland have bolstered its ability to deal with the eurozone debt crisis.
The Group of 20 is likely to bolster International Monetary Fund firepower by at most $500bn, not the $600bn it has sought to fight the eurozone debt crisis.
In a trade-off between German reluctance to commit more money and calming markets, the eurozone may raise its bailout funds to close to €700bn from €500bn.
The eurozone has approved a second bailout for Greece but demands that Spain aim for a tighter deficit target this year.
Eurozone finance ministers are to approve a second Greek bailout, while Spain will be under scrutiny for not meeting EU-agreed deficit targets.
Athens has staved off an immediate defaut after a bond swap deal which will ease its massive public debt and clear the way for a new international bailout.
Athens is trying to play down a bailout term that foreign inspectors permanently monitor its finances, which is seen by many as a humiliating surrender of sovereignty.
Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos share optimism over a Eurogroup meeting.
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