IMF approves €83.5 mln payment to Cyprus

The Executive Board of the IMF completed the second review of Cyprus’ performance under an economic program supported by a three-year, Extended Fund Facility (EFF) arrangement, of about €1 bln, the Fund said in a statement.

The completion of this review enables the disbursement of €83.5 mln, which would bring total disbursements under the arrangement to €250.4 mln, it said.

The Executive Board also approved the authorities’ request for modification of performance criteria on end-December 2013 fiscal targets, the statement added.

The EFF arrangement, approved on May 15, 2013, is part of a combined financing package with the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) amounting to €10 bln.