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Germany wants EU to set up €200B fund over bonds - report
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Germany's Federal Minister of Finance Olaf Scholz (pictured) will suggest that the European Union creates a €200 billion aid fund instead of introducing so-called "corona bonds," business newspaper Handelsblatt reported on Wednesday, citing information it obtained.
Under the proposal, €100 billion would be secured for loans from the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) to assist coronavirus-hit economies such as Italy or Spain. The only loan condition would be that the firms use financial aid to battle the economic crisis stemming from the pandemic.
Secondly, the European Investment Bank (EIB) should provide €50 billion in loans, potentially through a capital increase. Finally, the package would include an amount ranging from €50 bilion to €100 billion that would be dedicated to new EU unemployment reinsurance, the report noted.
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