International Monetary Fund officials have told eurozone colleagues that Greece is the most unhelpful country the organization has dealt with in its 70-year history, according to Bloomberg. In a short ill-tempered conference on Tuesday Fund officials complained that Greece wasn’t adhering to the $254 billion bailout extension deal reached in February or cooperating with its creditors.
European officials blame Greece for not cooperating and revealing little information on the government’s finances and other key topics in Athens, the Wall Street Journal reports. Athens refused to update European finance ministers about its plans to implement vital reforms at a scheduled teleconference on Tuesday, the Telegraph reported, citing a European official who said that Greece’s brinkmanship was "something of the last straw.” The Greek government is instead demanding European Union leaders discuss the issue at the EU summit in Brussels later this week while its creditors are already frustrated over the strained bailout negotiations.
Greece is at risk of running out of cash within weeks, because it remains shut out of the next tranche of financial aid as the eurozone requires the country to stick to the austerity measures already agreed upon. Athens has to make a $370 million repayment to the Fund on Friday and refinance some $1.7 billion of short-term notes.
The Greek parliament adopted a "humanitarian crisis" bill on Wednesday aimed at helping its poorest people despite apparent pressure from the European Union to halt the legislation............................http://rt.com/business/241909-greece-imf-eurozone-bailout/18/3/15
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