All posts tagged "bailout"
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Puerto Rico bonds sink; White House says no debt bailout
The federal government lacks the authority to simply do away with Puerto Rico’s staggering $74 billion debt.
- Posted October 5, 2017
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Greek PM renews call for lenders to tackle Greece’s debt
Finance ministers meeting Thursday to decide whether to unfreeze latest rescue loan
- Posted June 14, 2017
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Greek anti-austerity protesters pelt police with fish
Government trying to reach deal with bailout lenders to restart rescue loan payouts
- Posted June 9, 2017
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Greek parliament approves new creditor-demanded cutbacks
15,000 people protested in a second day of demonstrations
- Posted May 18, 2017
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Greece seeking bailout talks breakthrough by Sunday
ATHENS, Greece – Greece and its bailout creditors are closing in on a deal to restart rescue loan payouts, senior officials from the two sides said Thursday, a compromise that is likely to prolong years of hardship...
- Posted April 27, 2017
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Greece says a deal on unfreezing the bailout is close
ATHENS, Greece – Top Greek and European officials indicated Wednesday that it’s possible to reach a breakthrough in the country’s difficult bailout talks over the next two days. Greece’s prime minister said that if a deal on...
- Posted April 5, 2017
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EU financial affairs chief in Athens as bailout talks drag
Moscovici told Tsipras he believed efforts were required "from all sides" to reach an agreement, but that he was optimistic
- Posted February 15, 2017
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Greece favors IMF withdrawal from rescue loan program
Hopes for eventual access to international markets
- Posted January 17, 2017
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Disabled Greeks protest as more austerity looms
ATHENS, Greece – Disabled people and patients with chronic illnesses from around Greece protested in central Athens Friday against austerity measures as the government races to clinch a new deal with bailout lenders. Protesters in wheelchairs carried...
- Posted December 2, 2016
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Greece says bailout hard line could be ‘social disaster’
ATHENS, Greece – A new round of talks between Greece’s government and international creditors paused Tuesday, with Athens accusing bailout hardliners of proposing tough new cuts that would be a “social disaster.” Greece wants to overcome differences...
- Posted November 22, 2016