Aug 13
*Greece is expected to receive the second installment of a rescue loan from the IMF and the EU next month after making “remarkable” progress in an austerity program that cut civil service pay and increased taxes. The IMF and EU, however, are warning that Greece still faces significant risks in resolving its debt crisis. Greece had come to the brink of defaulting on its mountain of debt in May.
*The Indonesian government said that it has no plans to limit BlackBerry services in the country, contradicting reports on Wednesday. Those reports quoted a member of the Indonesia’s telecommunications regulatory board, who said that the country has security concerns similar to those of the U.A.E. and may ban the service.