Christine Lagarde
IMF Chief to attend Eurogroup on Greece; maybe ECB President too
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde is to meet Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis for the first time face-to-face on Wednesday during the emergency Eurogroup meeting being held to discuss the future of the Greek program. There is a strong possibility that European Central Bank President Mario Draghi may also be present at this meeting.
SYRIZA Determined to Seek Renegotiation of Greek Debt
Parties in the newly elected Greek government formed by left-wing SYRIZA and right wing ANEL have agreed to firmly oppose the austerity measures regarding the country's imminent debt payments.
The coalition has reiterated its willingness to renegotiate the EUR 240 B Greek debt.
IMF Ready to Continue Support for Greece
The International Monetary Fund has said it is ready to extend its financial support for Greece.
"We stand ready to continue supporting Greece, and look forward to discussions with the new government," IMF chief Christine Lagarde said in a statement on Monday, according to The Financial Times.
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Greece cannot rebound without debt cut, says SYRIZA economist
Struggling Greece will never recover without a generous debt cut, despite what the country's creditors might think, the politician likely to become the next finance minister said Tuesday.
IMF's Lagarde warns of consequences to Greek debt restructuring
The head of the International Monetary Fund warned Greece that there would be consequences to restructuring its debt after elections where opponents of the country 240 billion euro bailout lead in the polls.
Former finance minister due to face special court on Feb 25
A special court is due to begin hearing the case on February 25 against former Finance Minister Giorgos Papaconstantinou, who stands accused of doctoring a list of Greeks with deposits in Switzerland and removing the names of three relatives. He also faces charges of embezzlement against the state.
Supreme Court orders former finance minister to stand trial
A Supreme Court judicial council ruled on Thursday that former Finance Minister Giorgos Papaconstantinou should stand trial for allegedly tampering with an official document and breach of faith.
The felony charges relate to the so-called Lagarde list of Greek depositors at the Geneva branch of HSBC. The decision was reached by 4 votes to 1.
Not right time to disclose details of arrangement with IMF
BELGRADE - Governor of the National Bank of Serbia (NBS) Jorgovanka Tabakovic underscored on Tuesday that the contents of the arrangement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) are not being kept secret from the public, but the details cannot be revealed just yet until the agreement with the international financial institution is officially signed.
No call for more games
Psychological warfare has been a part of the negotiations between the troika and Athens from the very start of the crisis. But the situation is much different now and troika decision-makers should not forget their own share of responsibility.
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Lagarde clarifies issue of threats over Greek tax evasion
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde on Monday wrote to Greek Justice Minister Haralambos Athanasiou clarifying that threats she has alluded to having received over comments regarding tax evasion in Greece were made over social media and not addressed to her personally.