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Greek Deal 'Important Step' But Debt Still Too High: International Monetary Fund Chief Christine Lagarde
IMF chief Christine Lagarde on Friday welcomed Europe's decision to agree a new 86-billion-euro bailout for Greece, but warned that Athens' debt is still too high.
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'Confident' of Debt Deal, Loan Support: Greece
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras today said that he was confident of concluding his debt-crippled nation's third international bailout that will pave the way for default-averting loans.
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Greece, Lenders Clinch Bailout Deal After Marathon Talks
Greece and its international lenders clinched a multi-billion-euro bailout agreement today after marathon talks through the night, officials said, raising hopes aid can be disbursed in time for a major debt repayment falling due in days.
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Greece Agrees Fiscal Targets With Creditors En Route to Bailout Deal
Greece and its creditors early Tuesday reached an agreement on fiscal targets for the debt-ridden nation, staying on course for a bailout deal to avert an August 20 default..
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Greece, Creditors 'Close' to Deal on Third Bailout
Greece and its creditors were to continue talks today after marathon discussions late into the night, with both sides indicating that the terms of a third bailout were close to being finalised.
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Greece Says Cannot Handle Migrants; UNHCR Calls Crisis 'Shameful'
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras asked Europe to help in handling tens of thousands of refugees coming in from Syria, Afghanistan and other war zones, saying on Friday his cash-strapped country could not deal with them alone.
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Greek Prime Minister Sees Bailout Deal After August 15
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and French President Francois Hollande agreed on Thursday that Athens and its international creditors "can and must" reach a bailout deal after August 15.
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Greece in 'Final Stretch' for Deal With Creditors: Alexis Tsipras
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Wednesday said his government is nearing a deal with international creditors on a mammoth bailout, as his spokeswoman raised the prospect of early elections in the fall.
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On Reform, Europe Asks Greece to Go Where Many Fear to Tread
Greece's new bail-out deal imposes a stiff dose of budget rigour and market deregulation which critics say few leaders of Western Europe's biggest nations have dared serve their own voters.
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Greece Makes Repayment of Over 2 Billion Euros, No Longer in Default
Greece reopened its banks and ordered billions of euros owed to international creditors to be repaid on Monday in the first signs of a return to normal after last week's deal to agree a tough new package of bailout reforms.
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Greek Banks Reopen as Alex Tsipras Eyes Return to Normal
Greeks queued outside banks on Monday as they reopened three weeks after closing to stop the system collapsing under a flood of withdrawals, the first cautious sign of a return to normal after a deal to start talks on a new package of bailout reforms.
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More Than Half of Germans Think Planned Greek Deal Is Bad: Poll
More than half of Germans think the planned deal with Greece is bad and many would have preferred that the crisis-stricken country left the euro zone rather than getting the chance for further aid, according to an opinion poll.
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Angela Merkel Urges Conservative MPs to Back Greek Debt Deal
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and her Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble on Thursday urged conservative lawmakers to back a third debt deal for Greece, on the eve of a key Bundestag vote on the new rescue package.
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International Monetary Fund Calls for Greece Debt Relief Ahead of Bailout Vote
An International Monetary Fund study published on Tuesday showed that Greece needs far more debt relief than European governments have been willing to contemplate so far, as fractious parties in Athens prepared to vote on a sweeping austerity package demanded by their lenders.
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Greece Misses New Payment to IMF Despite Bailout Deal
Greece missed the second debt payment to the International Monetary Fund in two weeks on Monday, despite having reached agreement with official creditors on a new bailout program earlier in the day.
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Greek Deal 'Important Step' But Debt Still Too High: International Monetary Fund Chief Christine Lagarde
IMF chief Christine Lagarde on Friday welcomed Europe's decision to agree a new 86-billion-euro bailout for Greece, but warned that Athens' debt is still too high.
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'Confident' of Debt Deal, Loan Support: Greece
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras today said that he was confident of concluding his debt-crippled nation's third international bailout that will pave the way for default-averting loans.
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Greece, Lenders Clinch Bailout Deal After Marathon Talks
Greece and its international lenders clinched a multi-billion-euro bailout agreement today after marathon talks through the night, officials said, raising hopes aid can be disbursed in time for a major debt repayment falling due in days.
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Greece Agrees Fiscal Targets With Creditors En Route to Bailout Deal
Greece and its creditors early Tuesday reached an agreement on fiscal targets for the debt-ridden nation, staying on course for a bailout deal to avert an August 20 default..
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Greece, Creditors 'Close' to Deal on Third Bailout
Greece and its creditors were to continue talks today after marathon discussions late into the night, with both sides indicating that the terms of a third bailout were close to being finalised.
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Greece Says Cannot Handle Migrants; UNHCR Calls Crisis 'Shameful'
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras asked Europe to help in handling tens of thousands of refugees coming in from Syria, Afghanistan and other war zones, saying on Friday his cash-strapped country could not deal with them alone.
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Greek Prime Minister Sees Bailout Deal After August 15
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and French President Francois Hollande agreed on Thursday that Athens and its international creditors "can and must" reach a bailout deal after August 15.
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Greece in 'Final Stretch' for Deal With Creditors: Alexis Tsipras
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Wednesday said his government is nearing a deal with international creditors on a mammoth bailout, as his spokeswoman raised the prospect of early elections in the fall.
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On Reform, Europe Asks Greece to Go Where Many Fear to Tread
Greece's new bail-out deal imposes a stiff dose of budget rigour and market deregulation which critics say few leaders of Western Europe's biggest nations have dared serve their own voters.
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Greece Makes Repayment of Over 2 Billion Euros, No Longer in Default
Greece reopened its banks and ordered billions of euros owed to international creditors to be repaid on Monday in the first signs of a return to normal after last week's deal to agree a tough new package of bailout reforms.
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Greek Banks Reopen as Alex Tsipras Eyes Return to Normal
Greeks queued outside banks on Monday as they reopened three weeks after closing to stop the system collapsing under a flood of withdrawals, the first cautious sign of a return to normal after a deal to start talks on a new package of bailout reforms.
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More Than Half of Germans Think Planned Greek Deal Is Bad: Poll
More than half of Germans think the planned deal with Greece is bad and many would have preferred that the crisis-stricken country left the euro zone rather than getting the chance for further aid, according to an opinion poll.
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Angela Merkel Urges Conservative MPs to Back Greek Debt Deal
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and her Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble on Thursday urged conservative lawmakers to back a third debt deal for Greece, on the eve of a key Bundestag vote on the new rescue package.
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International Monetary Fund Calls for Greece Debt Relief Ahead of Bailout Vote
An International Monetary Fund study published on Tuesday showed that Greece needs far more debt relief than European governments have been willing to contemplate so far, as fractious parties in Athens prepared to vote on a sweeping austerity package demanded by their lenders.
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Greece Misses New Payment to IMF Despite Bailout Deal
Greece missed the second debt payment to the International Monetary Fund in two weeks on Monday, despite having reached agreement with official creditors on a new bailout program earlier in the day.
