舊愁添新悠 希臘債務違約或成定局

Greek banks remain shut on Tuesday as the nation looks set to formally default on a $1.8 billion loan repayment to the International Monetary Fund.

希臘銀行星期二繼續關門。希臘拖欠國際貨幣基金組織18億美元貸款，看來債務違約幾乎將成定局。

While the country's economic future remained uncertain early Tuesday, the Greek finance ministry said it will open about 1,000 bank branches across the country to allow pensioners, many of whom do not have ATM cards, to withdraw enough money to get through the week.

星期二，希臘的經濟前景仍不明朗。希臘財政部說，將開放全國各地約1000家銀行，讓很多沒有自動提款卡的退休人員這個星期能夠支取足夠現金。

Greeks are set to vote July 5 in a referendum on a new round of European austerity measures, which Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras opposes.

希臘人7月5號將就歐盟提出的新一輪緊縮措施舉行公投。齊普拉斯總理反對這些緊縮措施。

Mr. Tsipras said Monday he will respect the outcome of Sunday's referendum, but he cautioned that his far-left government will not be the one to carry out the new reforms. European creditors are demanding the reforms in exchange for billions of dollars in new bailout money.

齊普拉斯星期一表示會尊重公投結果。但他同時警告說，他的左翼政府絕不會推行新的改革。歐洲債權國要求希臘改革，以換取數十億美元的新救助資金。