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IMF Wants Deal on Debt Before Entering Greek Program, Says Spox

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) will not participate in the funding of Greece’s bailout program if there’s no “reliable strategy for the sustainability” of the country’s debt, the fund’s spokesman William Murray said on Thursday, during a regular press...

Fitch: Greece’s Preliminary Deal With Creditors Is Positive Step for Unlocking Aid

The preliminary agreement between Greece and its international creditors is a positive step towards unlocking funds that will enable the country to meet its July debt maturities, Fitch Ratings said in a press release on Thursday. It is also...

Mitsotakis Says Government's 'Positive Measures' Conceal Tough Measures for 2019-20

New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis said his party will not vote for the positive measures the government says will balance the negative ones agreed on with the country’s lenders as part of the second program review, adding the deal...

'Overwhelming Odds’ in Favor of a Deal With Creditors by Sunday, Says Government Spox

It is extremely likely that negotiations between the government and the mission chiefs institutions on Greece’s second program review will conclude by Sunday, government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos told public broadcaster ERT, in an interview on Thursday night. “There’s no concern...

Regling: Greece May Return to Markets Before End of Bailout Program

Greece’s fiscal consolidation has been positive and strong and the country could return to the markets before the end of the current bailout program next year, European Stability Mechanism head, Klaus Regling, said in a speech at the Atlantic...

Tsipras: ‘Perfectly Feasible’ to Complete Program Review by Next Eurogroup

It is “perfectly feasible” for Greece to complete the second program review with its lenders on a technical level in time for the next Eurogroup meeting on March 23, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Wednesday, during a joint...

ESM's Regling: Greek Economy did Better than Expected in 2016

The European Union is more optimistic than the International Monetary Fund (IMF) about Greece’s economic performance because the numbers for 2016 were better than expected, Klaus Regling said in an interview with Spanish newspaper “El Pais” on Sunday, adding...

Regling to DW: If Greece Implements its Reforms, this will be the Last Bailout Program

Greece will not need a new bailout program if it implements the reforms agreed to in the beginning of the program, the Managing Director of the European Stability Mechanism (ESM), Klaus Regling, told Deutsche Welle. He also said he believed...

Fitch: Greece's Program Review Will be Completed Well Ahead of July

The second review of Greece's third bailout program will be completed well ahead of July, maintaining access to official funding, Fitch Ratings said in a press release on Monday, adding that the recurrent tensions between the country and its...

ESM Clarifies IMF Should Contribute in Greek Program’s Funding

The European Stability Mechanism (ESM) issued a clarification on a report published in Reuters on Tuesday, in which Director General Klaus Regling was quoted as saying that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) did not have to contribute with funds...