Bailout talks resume with key issues pending and contingency measures emerging

EconomyProgramme
Photo via Flickr https://flic.kr/p/7sxCd6
Photo via Flickr https://flic.kr/p/7sxCd6

The International Monetary Fund spring meetings and the discussions of Greek authorities with eurozone and IMF top officials on the sidelines did not yield any meaningful results apart from a proposal apparently made by the institutions for contingent measures of up to 2 percent of GDP (3.6 billion euros) to bridge the difference between the IMF and the eurozone partners on the fiscal gap to 2018.

The European Commission along with the Greek government see a fiscal gap of 3 percent to achieve a primary surplus target of 3.5 percent of GDP in 2018. Starting from a lower fiscal base and with a different approach on what the proposed measures might ...

You need a subscription to access our analysis. Please choose one of the packages available.

If you are already registered, please sign in.

Full Access

A tailor-made service for professionals

Apart from having access to all our analysis and data, subscribers will be able to consult one-on-one with our analysts.

Free Access

Read some of our analysis for no charge

By signing up to MacroPolis, readers will be able to read two of our articles without charge each month. They will not have access to our data or weekly e-newsletter.

Standard Access

Our analysis and data at your fingertips

Subscribers will be able to read the full range of our articles, access our statistics and charts, and receive our weekly e-newsletter for €450 per year.

€500.00