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Fri 12 Dec 2009IMF sees Irish bailout as unlikely
It is hard to imagine that Ireland would need to resort to a loan from the International Monetary Fund, an IMF spokeswoman said today.
The Government has raised the prospect of the need for a bailout by the IMF if its plans to radically cut spending in next week's Budget are rejected.
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