Ireland Completes Early Repayment of Some IMF Loans
Move Will Save Government Hundreds of Millions in Interest
The Irish government Thursday said it has completed the early repayment of almost half of the loans it received from the International Monetary Fund under its 2010 bailout, a move that will save it hundreds of millions of euros in future interest payments.
The repayment underlines Ireland’s progress in recovering from a banking and fiscal crisis that began in 2008 and forced it to seek financial help from the fund, the European Union,...