2015-03-25telegraph.co.uk

According to reports, the ECB will move to officially ban Greek banks from increasing their holdings of the country's short-term sovereign debt, in a bid to break a potentially toxic link between lenders and the stricken sovereign.

The restriction will place a further squeeze on the cash-strapped Greek government, which could run out of money to pay wages and pensions by the end of next month.

Speaking to the European Parliament on Monday, Mario Draghi denied the ECB was acting unfairly towards the Leftist government: "We haven't created any rule for Greece, rules were in place and they've been applied," said Mr Draghi.



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