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How the Greek Crisis is Profitable for the International Monetary Fund
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Does the IMF have an incentive to keep Greece in crisis to protect its own financial survival and continue to milk the Greek cow?
Economy
Trump Hints at U.S. Support for IMF Funding in Greece
American President Donald Trump announced on Monday that the U.S. policy regarding the International Monetary Fund on the issue of Greece will be revealed in the next few days.
Speaking yesterday at a meeting with conservative journalists at the White...
Greece
IMF Chief: Greek Debt Must be Sustainable for the Fund to Participate in Bailout
The Greek debt must be sustainable in order for the International Monetary Fund to participate financially in the third bailout program, said IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde.
In an interview with the Leading European Newspaper Association, the IMF chief explained...
Greece
Breaking: Greece Gets Bailout Funds Amidst Stunning New Earth-Like Planet Discovery by its Space Agency
Only a few months after its establishment, Greece's Space program has paid off, as Greek scientists announced the discovery of a new Earth-like planet near Mars. As a result, "Greece will receive a vital 12 billion euro tranche by its lenders on Monday,"...
Economy
IMF Chief: Tsipras Asked for Fund to Stay in the Greek Bailout Program
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde said that Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras asked the IMF to stand by Greece in the bailout program.
In an interview with French newspaper "Le Parisien," Lagarde said that the IMF is making...
Economy
Attica Bank Chief Roumeliotis: IMF's Wrong Forecasts Increased Greece's Funding Needs
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has made serious mistakes in the first memorandum, noted the chairman of Attica Bank and Greece's former representative to IMF Panagiotis Roumeliotis speaking to Athens Macedonian News Agency.
"The wrong forecasts increased Greece's funding needs"...
Economy
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...
Economy
Greece's Creditors Reject Irreversible Fund But Work on Incentives to Legalize Hidden Assets
The first week of talks between Greece and creditors failed to prefer concrete results. The government's efforts for the creation of a "special irreversible bank account" have been futile after representatives of Greece's creditors (European Commission, European Central Bank,...
Economy
Scathing Report: IMF Watchdog Criticizes the Fund's Poor Handling of Greek Crisis
The International Monetary Fund's Independent Evaluation Office presented a scathing report on Thursday on the IMF’s handling of European bailouts. The findings show that it bent the rules and bowed to political pressure in the ill-fated Greek rescue in...
Economy
Greek Bailout Program Can Succeed Without IMF, says Fund's Chief
The non-participation of the International Monetary Fund in Greece's bailout program does not mean the program will fail, said the Fund's chief Christine Lagarde.
The IMF managing director spoke to AFP on Thursday, saying that there is a possibility the...
Economy
IMF-Europe Differences Remain on Greek Debt, says Fund Official
Poul Thomsen, European Department chief of the International Monetary Fund, informed the board that differences with the European institutions on the Greek debt relief issue remain, thereby the Fund cannot participate financially in the bailout program.
According to a Real.gr...
Economy
IMF Chief: Security Fund Reforms are Linked to Greek Debt Easing
Greece will need debt relief along with deep security fund reforms in order for the pension system to be sustainable, said International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde.
The IMF head gave a web press conference where she was asked,...
Economy
EU Bailout Fund Examines Ways to Ease Greek Debt Load
The European Stability Mechanism is examining options to ease Greece's debt, including linking debt repayments to economic growth, according to a Wall Street Journal report.
The report is based on a ESM document dated August 10, in which the EU...
Economy
IMF Chief: The Fund Is Ready to Help Greece if Athens Requests It
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is watching developments in Greece and is prepared to assist Athens, after voters shot down the bailout terms in a referendum on Sunday, IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde said on Monday.
"The IMF has taken note...
Economy
Greece Defaults on International Obligations; IMF Statement
Greece has missed its June deadline to pay €1.6 billion to the IMF, becoming the first developed country to default on its international obligations.
Mr. Gerry Rice, Director of Communications at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), made the following statement...