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Euro zone reaches deal on second Greece bailout
Finance ministers reach €130bn deal to rescue Greece from its vast debt
The meeting, held at the EU headquarters in Brussels, saw Euro zone finance ministers seal a $172bn bailout for Greece
After 13 hours of talks, ministers finalised measures to cut Greece’s debt to 120.5 percent of gross domestic product by 2020
The massive bailout marks the second rescue in less than two years
The euro gained in Asia after the bailout was agreed
The austerity measures wrought from Greece are widely unpopular among the population
The unpopularity of the austerity measures may hold difficulties for a country which is due to hold an election in April
