Troika Backs Irish Austerity Program

DUBLIN—The troika of international partners that arranged last year's bailout for Ireland has endorsed the new Irish government's austerity program, Irish Finance Minister Michael Noonan said Thursday. Mr. Noonan said the troika—the European Union, International Monetary Fund and the European ...

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