Olivier Blanchard
Economy
IMF Chief: Deal is Up to Greece Now
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde told the board of directors of the fund that an agreement over the Greek debt is entirely up to Greece now.
Lagarde briefed the IMF board on her discussions with top European officials...
Economy
Hopes For Greek Budget Surplus Shattered By IMF's Chief Economist
The International Monetary Fund's chief economist Olivier Blanchard destroyed any hopes left about a potential Greek budget surplus in 2015 during his interview in the French financial newspaper Les Échos at a central bankers' meeting in Sintra, Portugal on Monday.
Although Greece...
Economy
IMF's Economist Says Greece Put In Vise
With the International Monetary Fund backpedaling from a torrent of criticism over its admission that it mishandled a plan to deal with Greece's crushing debt, the agency's chief economist Olivier Blanchard said that the fund and the European Union...