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March 30, 2016

Creditors give Spanish energy giant Abengoa seven months' grace
Madrid (AFP) March 28, 2016
One of the world's biggest renewable energy firms, Spain's Abengoa, said Monday it had been given a seven-month breathing space by its creditors for restructuring that should stave off the threat of immediate bankruptcy. The company ended 2015 with a debt of 9.4 billion euros ($10.5 billion), which it hopes to slim to 4.9 billion. It announced in November that it was filing for preliminary protection from creditors and had been given a March 28 deadline to strike a deal with at least 60 percent ... read more

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