Romanian president reassures investors as government splits


Romania's President Traian Basescu arrives for the EU Eastern Partnership summit in Vilnius November 28, 2013. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins

BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Romanian President Traian Basescu sought to soothe investors on Wednesday by throwing his weight behind a 4 billion-euro aid deal with the International Monetary Fund that has looked under threat from a split in the ruling coalition.

Basescu had previously refused to ratify the latest review of the deal, which is key to the economic credibility of the European Union's second-poorest state. He objected to proposals for a new fuel tax and a bank loan-support scheme.

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