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IMF Ready to Work with Greece and Europe‏

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Monday it is ready to work with the Greek authorities and its European partners to help moving forward an agreement reached during a Euro Summit earlier in the day. IMF Director of Communications Gerry Rice said in a...

Gerry Rice: IMF does Not Expect Greece to Miss June 30 Payment

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) expects Greece to make a 1.5-billion-euro debt repayment on June 30 as scheduled, IMF spokesman Gerry Rice said during the regular press briefing on Thursday. He dismissed talk of default as "speculation" and said that...

IMF Leaves Brussels But Remains 'Fully Engaged' With Greece

After the European Union suggested that Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras should stop gambling with crisis-stricken Greece's future and take the essential measures to unlock aid before the end of June in order to avoid a potential default, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) delegation...

IMF: We Support Greece Staying in the Eurozone, We Are Flexible

Gerry Rice, Communications Department Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), said in a press briefing on Thursday that the organization is working closely with Europe to keep Greece in the Eurozone and they are flexible in negotiations. Answering a question where...

IMF Warns Greece Over Early Exit From Bailout Program

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) expressed its opposition to the Greek government's plans to rely solely on commercial markets for financing, after Prime Minister Antonis Samaras revealed that the country might exit its bailout program ahead of schedule. In...

IMF's Loan Agreement with Greece Expires in March 2016, Says Spokesman

Greece’s loan agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) expires in March 2016, the Fund’s spokesman Gerry Rice said on Thursday. Speaking at a Washington press conference, Rice said the IMF has not been officially notified by the Greek government...

IMF Talks Greek Debt Relief But Fears for Political Stability

IMF spokesman Gerry Rice said Thursday that Greek debt is “high” and added that the European partners of Greece have agreed to debt relief. At a scheduled weekly press conference, Rice expressed his concern about the possibility of political instability in Greece...

IMF Says Greece Can Wait For Loans

Despite a continued delay in the release of a one billion euro ($1.37 billion) installment from international lenders, Greece has enough liquidity to wait for the money to be disbursed, the International Monetary Fund's spokesman said. “The timing of the...

EU Disputes Troika Wants Privatization Control

The European Union has denied a report that Greece's international lenders - the EU, International Monetary Fund, and European Central Bank - want to put the country's lagging privatization program in its hands and its headquarters moved from Athens...

IMF Sees Greek Recovery – And Not

International Monetary Fund Gerry Rice spokesman said the agency, which has had its doubts about Greece's ability to recover from a crushing economic crisis despite $325 billion in two bailouts from the agency and the European Union and...