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The deal with the troika of lenders and the government has closed, as Prime Minister Antonis Samaras stated from the Finance Ministry on Tuesday afternoon.

Reuters reports that Antonis Samaras is under growing pressure as polls show the Syriza party steadily gaining ground against the ruling parties ahead of local and EU elections in May.

Greece's current account deficit narrowed in November largely reflecting positive development in current transfers, the Bank of Greece reported on Friday.The current account gap fell to 744.3 million euros from 752.9 million euros a year ago.