Greece to repay creditors

Greece's bailout agreement last week has given it a chance to make payments to its most important creditors. From Bloomberg:

Greece gave the order to repay 6.8 billion euros ($7.4 billion) to creditors after last week’s tentative bailout deal, the Finance Ministry said, as Greek banks reopened three weeks after closing to prevent economic collapse.

The payments ordered Monday by the Greek government include money owed to the European Central Bank, the International Monetary Fund and Greece’s central bank, said a Finance Ministry official who asked not to be identified in line with government policy. Greek financial markets remain closed, the country’s market regulator said in an e-mailed statement.