Christine Lagarde

The International Monetary Fund's Christine Lagarde, maintains her position that the Greek debt does not need a haircut but instead requires low interest with long maturities. She also reiterated that debt restructuring is a basic requirement for the participation...

The IMF will participate in the third package for Greece in the amount of five billion euros, Der Speigel magazine reported on Friday. Initially, in the summer of 2015, it was decided that the amount to be released in...

The International Monetary Fund will stay in Greece's bailout program and debt relief will be postponed for 2018, German newspaper Die Welt says. According to the newspaper report entitled "IMF buys time for Merkel on the issue of Greece," the...

In what seems like another deadlock, Greece, its creditors and the IMF are grappling with the latest review that is keeping them at odds from getting the necessary agreement going in order for Greece to receive its much-needed bailout...

IMF chief Christine Lagarde said on Wednesday that the Fund tried to be a "ruthless truth-teller" in its latest audit of Greece's economic policies, confirming its clash with Brussels. Speaking at an event at the Atlantic Council, Ms. Lagarde noted...

The International Monetary Fund's Christine Lagarde will be participating today in an executive Board meeting at the organization's headquarters in Washington which is set to begin at 2:30 p.m. (9:30 p.m. Greek time). IMF technocrats are to present the outcome...

The European Commission is struggling for the best possible progress ahead of Thursday's Eurogroup meeting, its spokesman Margaritis Schinas said on Monday during a press briefing. "The Commission is working hard with the Greek authorities and the other partners to...

During the World Economic Forum in Davos this week, Christine Lagarde, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), reportedly told German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble that her organization plans to stay engaged in the bailout talks for...

International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde was in favor of Greece exiting the euro zone because its debt is unsustainable, wrote French President Francois Hollande in his new book entitled, 'A President Shouldn't Say That'. "Lagarde is in favor...

On Thursday, both the IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde and German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble have voiced concerns about Greece's debt sustainability and competitiveness. Lagarde stated to reporters her skepticism towards Greece's ability to recover without a debt cut and...