Programme
Debt relief measures move ahead as Athens prepares to use fiscal space
Greece has received the green light for the latest round of debt relief measures and is set to move ahead with plans to repay part of the loans it has received from the International Monetary Fund early.
Athens holds fire on debt schemes, prepares tax relief measures
The government is hoping in the coming days to wrap up draft legislation for the new payment schemes it wants to introduce for social security and tax debts.
Glimmer of hope for efforts to negotiate over tax-free threshold, but not primary surplus
The Greek government and the opposition have been given some encouragement in their goal to avoid the pre-legislated reduction of the tax-free threshold for incomes by European Commission vice president Valdis Dombrovskis.
IMF sees Greece on course to meet fiscal targets and reduce debt
Following the publication of its macroeconomic forecasts for Greece as part of the World Economic Outlook (WEO) release cycle, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) released on Wednesday its latest projections for public finances in the Fiscal Monitor.
IMF maintains outlook for economy, Athens readies scheme for unpaid taxes and contributions
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) published on Tuesday its latest edition of the World Economic Outlook (WEO) ahead of the Spring Meetings that take place in Washington this week, leaving its projections for Greece’s key macro data unchanged from the first post-monitoring report issued in mid-March.
Athens gearing up for new bond issue amid favourable market conditions
Greek authorities appear to be working in parallel on the two goals Athens has set following the completion of the second post-programme review: To issue another sovereign bond and to pay off some of Greece’s debt to the International Monetary Fund before it matures.
Early IMF repayment next goal for Athens after concluding second post-MoU review
The Greek government is aiming to come to an arrangement with its lenders in the coming days so that it can pay off early at least some of the 10 billion euros it owes to the International Monetary Fund.
Lenders deem second post-MoU review over, Athens waits for debt relief
The European Commission issued on Wednesday the update to its second post-programme surveillance report which should pave the way for the Eurogroup on Friday to approve the release of close to one billion euros in debt relief.
Athens hopeful release of 970 mln will be approved at Friday's Eurogroup
There is growing optimism in Athens that Friday’s informal gathering of eurozone finance ministers will result in a green light for the disbursement of 970 million euros as part of the latest round of debt relief measures.
Athens waits for green light from Eurogroup so it can settle IMF loans early
The third post-programme review, which was due to begin this Monday, has been postponed for a few days as Athens looks to secure the disbursement of nearly 1 billion euros from the Eurogroup on April 5.