All posts tagged "Greece"

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  Greece, creditors narrow their differences in bailout talks

  Dijsselbloem said the talks in Brussels would not be about debt relief

  • Posted February 10, 2017
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  Amid global uncertainty, Greek worries stalk markets again

  Greece's government borrowing rates have spiked higher, a sign investors are worried again about a potential default and Greece's exit from the euro — so-called Grexit

  • Posted February 10, 2017
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  IMF: Greece’s Debts are Still Unsustainable Despite Progress

  Since the financial crisis left it buried in debt and unable to issue bonds in financial markets, Greece has relied on international bailouts

  • Posted February 7, 2017
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  Greece, Creditors Fail to Bridge Differences on Bailout

  "A quick finalization of the second review is in everybody's interest"

  • Posted January 26, 2017
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  Greece Offers to Extend Automatic Austerity Mechanism

  Government spokesman Dimitris Tzannakopoulos announced the proposal Tuesday ahead of a meeting of Eurozone finance ministers in Brussels later this week

  • Posted January 24, 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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  Greece’s European creditors suspend debt relief measures

  ATHENS, Greece – European creditors on Wednesday pulled a recently announced debt relief package for Greece in protest at subsequent budget spending measures announced by Athens. Greek stocks fell sharply and the government’s borrowing rates jumped higher...

  • Posted December 14, 2016
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  Greece and IMF squabble over austerity and forecasting

  ATHENS, Greece – The Greek government and the International Monetary Fund squabbled Tuesday over further reforms the debt-hobbled country is being asked to make as part of its bailout. The left-led government said it refuses to legislate...

  • Posted December 13, 2016
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  Prime minister announces handouts as strike cripples Greece

  ATHENS, Greece – As thousands of Greeks protested against government spending cuts during a general strike that crippled the country Thursday, struggling Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras announced one-off measures to ease the burden on pensioners and island...

  • Posted December 8, 2016
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  Greece gets some short-term debt relief from eurozone

  BRUSSELS – Greece won some short-term debt relief from European creditors on Monday even though it failed to clear the latest hurdle in its bailout program that has prevented the country going bankrupt and crashing out of...

  • Posted December 5, 2016