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Economy
Papandreou: Greece Will Deliver On All Its Pledges
Prime Minister George Papandreou said he can "guarantee" that Greece will deliver on all the austerity pledges made for its first EUR110 billion rescue program, and reaffirmed that the country will reach[...]
Economy
IMF Chief Lagarde Says Patience Thin on Greece
As inspectors for international lenders returned to Athens to determine whether to release an $11 billion loan installment needed to keep the country from going bust, International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde said investors are weary of helping Greece. “If the Greeks do not want our advice[...]
Economy
Venizelos Says Greece “Scapegoat” But Will Survive Crisis
With the economic world holding its breath over fears that Greece will default, Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos told an international audience of bankers in Washington, D.C. that his country[...]
Economy
Greek Crisis Threatens Eurozone Survival
ATHENS – As speculation intensified that Greece would default, the crisis that has gripped the country for 18 months, setting off protests and riots over government-imposed pay cuts, tax hikes and slashed pensions to satisfy international lenders putting up...
Economy
Germany’s EU Commissioner Wants Greek Administrators Replaced
As Greek officials admitted the nearly-broke country will be out of cash to pay its workers in mid-October without the next round of scheduled loans from an international bail-out package, European Energy Commissioner Günther Oettinger, a German, suggested the...