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IMF Spring Meetings seen as next waypoint in completion of review The International Monetary Fund Spring Meetings due later this month are emerging as the next key juncture in the road towards the conclusion of the second programme review.
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Athens and lenders stay mum on agreement, domestic reaction awaited The Greek government and the European Commission declined to confirm reports on Wednesday that Athens and its lenders have reached an understanding that will lead to a staff-level agreement in the coming days.
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As Athens awaits news from Brussels, New Democracy mends fences The lack of information emerging from the negotiations between Greek ministers and the institutions in Brussels means that the political focus is on domestic developments, pending further news from the Belgian capital.
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New Democracy in spotlight as coalition draws hope on labour reforms In the absence of any tangible developments from the ongoing talks in Brussels, fringe issues have dominated the political agenda in Greece since Monday.
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Lack of trade-offs for Athens keep deal with creditors out of reach The lack of progress during this weekend’s talks between Greece and the institutions has lowered hopes of an imminent deal between the various parties, leading to a staff-level agreement (SLA) being struck by the March 20 Eurogroup
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Athens prepared to legislate measures before global deal with lenders The Greek government appears to have relaxed its position on the legislation of new measures before a global deal with the institutions has been reached.
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Athens waits for move from lenders to get review going While some reports in Athens claim that Eurogroup president Jeroen Dijsselbloem is making behind-the-scenes efforts to bring Greece’s lenders closer together and organise a meeting with the Greek government to break the deadlock in the review, there was no word from the coalition on Wednesday.
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With review stalled, Athens continues to be coy on concessions With the meeting of the International Monetary Fund’s executive board out of the way, the next crucial waypoint in the Greek review is Thursday’s meeting of the Eurogroup Working Group (EWG).
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Athens searching for compromise formula should IMF remain on board The indication that no progress regarding Greece’s review should be expected before the International Monetary Fund’s executive board meets on Monday was strengthened by comments from European officials.
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Tsipras facing limited options as he waits for signs from IMF There is great uncertainty regarding the Greek government’s intentions following the disappointing outcome of last week’s Eurogroup for Athens.