Greece makes $222 million interest payment to IMF
Greece made a $222 million interest payment to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Wednesday. But another, much larger payment looms,
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Greece faces daunting funding needs in May
Greece’s next payment to the International Monetary Fund, totalling about 190 million euro in interest payments, is due on May 6
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Greek government under pressure to clinch deal with creditors
Greek premier Alexis Tsipras and German Chancellor Angela Merkel agreed in a phone conversation on Sunday to maintain contact during
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Plans for potential Greek exit from euro zone played down
European Union finance ministers, meeting in the Latvian capital of Riga, played down speculation Saturday that they are making plans
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Greece still far from a deal with creditors
A Euro Working Group (EWG) teleconference held Monday ended without much progress in ongoing talks between Greece and its creditors.
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Schäuble gives Greece ‘deadline’ of end of June for solution
German finance minister Wolfgang Schäuble has given a “deadline” to Greece of the end of June. “The program has been extended twice.
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Juncker: There won’t be a Grexit, but Athens is not co-operating
Greek intransigence threatens to push the continent towards financial ruin, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said in an interview, and
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Greece makes IMF payment, but uncertainty over euro zone future continues
Greece’s existing cash reserves will reportedly, based on Finance Ministry estimations, be sufficient only until April 24, when the Eurogroup
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Germany dismisses Greek war reparations claims
German vice chancellor and economy minister Gabriel Sigmar has dismissed the Greek claims for war reparations, stating that the new
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