The International Monetary Fund wants to assemble a pool of German pensioners with finance expertise to help Greece establish a functioning financial system, it was reported on Saturday.
The business magazine Wirtschaftswoche reported that IMF Chief Christine Lagarde is hoping to attract retired German financial experts to help out ailing Greece.
She is said to be looking for people with tax experience and also those who held management positions.
Some 170 tax experts from German state and federal finance offices have already offered their services to the Greek tax authorities. But according to State Secretary Hartmut Koschyk only seven of these experts have actually been sent to Athens to help out.
They offered advice in two and three-day workshops to Greek finance officials, especially in the areas of how to deal with large companies, wealthy individuals, tax audits and enforcement.
(source: The Local)
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