Nov. 2 (Bloomberg) -- Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou said that a likely Dec. 4 referendum focusing on the country’s membership of the euro comes “quite a few days” before a sixth aid tranche is needed to pay pensions and salaries. He spoke to reporters in Cannes, France.

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