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Greece, lenders appear to edge closer to deal
February 13th, 2015
There were hopes on Thursday that Greece and the eurozone might be edging toward a deal after Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, attending his first European Union summit, agreed for government officials and representatives of the country’s lenders to find ...
Statement by IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde on Ukraine
February 12th, 2015
Ms. Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), issued the following statement today in Brussels, Belgium: “I am pleased to announce that the IMF team working in Kiev has reached a staff-level agreement with the Ukrainian ...
Lagarde: Greek officials ‘competent’, but deal will take time
February 12th, 2015
Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis met with IMF chief Christine Lagarde after his arrival in Brussels, where an extraordinary Eurogroup meeting takes place on Thursday evening. Speaking afterwards, Lagarde said the Greek officials are “competent”, but said reaching an ...
Greece and eurozone fail to agree on way forward, will meet again on Monday
February 12th, 2015
Wednesday’s Eurogroup ended without agreement between Greece and its eurozone partners but also without a joint statement on how to move forward. “We explored a number of issues, one of which was the current program,” Eurogroup president Jeroen Dijsselbloem ...
Eurogroup: Points of agreement and discord
February 11th, 2015
All eyes are on the Eurogroup meeting that kicks of at 7 p.m. on Wednesday with EU partners waiting with baited breath to see how the chips will fall The Eurogroup meeting in Brussels on Wednesday has been dubbed ...
Varoufakis doesn’t rule out rift as Schaeuble warns time running out
February 11th, 2015
Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis did not rule out clashing with his eurozone counterparts at Tuesday’s Eurogroup meeting in Brussels as Germany’s Wolfgang Schaeuble warned that Greece would be offered no other deal than the extension of its existing bailout. ...
Greek prime minister not backing down
February 9th, 2015
With a difficult week looming for Greece and amid rising pressure from creditors, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Sunday presented his government’s policy program in Parliament, pledging to implement pre-election promises to revoke austerity measures, though not all at ...
Euronext announces monthly trading volumes for January 2015
February 5th, 2015
Amsterdam, Brussels, Lisbon, London and Paris – 4 February 2015 Euronext, the leading exchange in the Eurozone, today announced trading volumes for January 2015. The January 2015 average daily transaction value on the Euronext cash order book stood at ...
Merkel Says Greek Diplomatic Offensive Is Failing
February 5th, 2015
German Chancellor Angela Merkel indicated that a diplomatic offensive by newly elected Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to ease his nation’s bailout-aid requirements is failing to win over converts. “I don’t think that the positions of the member states ...
European Central Bank resists latest Greek bailout plan
February 4th, 2015
The European Central Bank is resisting a key element of the Greek government’s new rescue plan, potentially leaving Athens with no source of outside funding when its international bailout expires at the end of the month. Yanis Varoufakis, Greek ...
