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Tsakalotos: Meeting with Lagarde went very well
The meeting with the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Christine Lagarde “went very well”, Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos after the talks held in Washington DC, on the sidelines of the IMF’s Spring Meetings.
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Lagarde says she had constructive discussions with Tsakalotos on policies and debt
The head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Christine Lagarde, said on Friday she had a constructive conversation with Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos during their meeting on the sidelines of the IMF Spring Meetings in Washington DC.
Regling: Greece may return to the 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 Council “EuroGrowth Initiative” event, held in Washington DC on Thursday.
Serbian finance minister to attend IMF-WB spring meetings
Serbian Finance Minister will attend the traditional spring meetings of the IMF and the World Bank in Washington DC, the Serbian government has announced.
According to a statement, the April 20-23 gathering will bring together the world's financial elite - governors of central banks, finance ministers and representatives of major financial institutions.
IMF confirms 3 percent GDP growth forecast for Serbia
The IMF has confirmed the 3 percent GDP growth forecast for Serbia this year, while next year's growth is estimated at 3.5 percent.
This institution published the latest World Economic Outlook during the traditional spring session of the IMF and World Bank in Washington DC.
Turkey's foreign relations after the referendum
Frankly, Turkey's foreign relations had started to look not so bad after the first advances against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in Syria in the framework of the Euphrates Shield operation.
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Albania Reforms Senate Caucus to Boost US Ties
Albania is trying to woo important friends in Washington DC at a time when the policies of the new White House under Donald Trump towards the Balkans are still unsettled and unclear.
Albanian Foreign Minister Ditmir Bushati said a press release while on a US visit on Wednesday that the Senate's Albanian Issues Caucus had now been reformed.
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Theresa May tells Vogue about ‘gentleman’ Donald Trump
Theresa May insists Donald Trump was “being a gentleman” when he held her hand during her US visit shortly after he became 45th president.
In an interview with the style magazine American Vogue, she says: “We were about to walk down a ramp, and he said it might be a bit awkward.”
Asked what she made of Mr Trump, she adds: “I like to think we got on.”
'Kurdish complexities' a major issue in Trump's Syria call
Gen. Joseph Dunford, the chairman of the U.S. Joint Staff, made a public appearance at the Brookings Institution in Washington DC on Feb. 23, just a few days before the presentation of a new plan by the U.S.
A new momentum for Kurdish talks?
It is hardly surprising to read the statements from the Turkish Presidential Palace regarding a different approach to the Kurdish issue after CIA Director Mike Pompeo's visit to Ankara. İlnur Çevik, a former journalist and currently advisor to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, said Turkey may start looking at the Syrian Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) from a different perspective.
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