Lenders return to Greece for more austerity checks

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Lenders return to Greece for more austerity checks Deutsche Welle IMF chief Christine Lagarde warned Greece must not relax its fiscal effort that was starting to bear fruit after first painful sacrifices. "There are some really positive developments, but obviously more needs to be done in terms of revenue collection ... Greece must not relax fiscal effort: IMF chiefPress TV Greece must not relax fiscal effort: Christine LagardeEconomic Times IMF's Lagarde says Greece must do more on tax evasion, reformReuters UK FXstreet.com -EnetEnglish -Europe Online Magazine all 122 news articles »

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As Investor Sentiment Improves, Greece Goes On Charm Offensive in NYC

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As Investor Sentiment Improves, Greece Goes On Charm Offensive in NYC Wall Street Journal (blog) Investors can now add this fact to the various signs that Greece is shedding its image as a euro-crisis poster child: The second annual Greece Investment Forum in New York has moved digs. Last year's event, held in October just months after failed ... and more »

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IMF Chief Doesn't Rule Out Greece Tapping Debt Markets in 2014

IMF Chief Doesn't Rule Out Greece Tapping Debt Markets in 2014 Wall Street Journal (blog) The head of the International Monetary Fund doesn't rule out the possibility that Greece might be able to tap debt markets next year. In an interview, IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde says there's been a fundamental change in the Athens' ability ...

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Greek FM to US Jews: Hate in Greece will be 'confronted'

Greek FM to US Jews: Hate in Greece will be 'confronted' Jewish Telegraphic Agency “Let me state from this forum, in the most determined and compelling manner, that Greece will never allow hate to grow and spread,” Dimitris Avramopoulos told the American Jewish Committee's annual Global Forum in Washington on Monday. “Hate will be ... and more »

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Greece's Brian Dupra enjoys quick trip to Triple-A

Greece's Brian Dupra enjoys quick trip to Triple-A Rochester Democrat and Chronicle Dupra was being promoted and was jumping two levels – from Single-A Potomac to Triple-A Syracuse. “I was excited,” says Dupra, a former star pitcher at Greece Athena and Notre Dame. But it turned out earning a callup to Triple-A was easier than ... and more »

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23 Iconic Pictures Of Global Unrest From The Last Three Years

It started in Greece, with violent austerity protests.

Then the global unrest really took off when Mohamed Bouazizi set himself on fire in Tunisia on December 17, 2011.

Then the protests spread like a fire through the Arab world. Journalists called it the "Arab Spring," but it seemed even larger than that.

It was.

Austerity measures from Western governments prompted a similar response: widespread unrest and, in some places, complete upheaval.

If it seems like clashes with cops and/or government troops has been a global phenomenon over the last three years, that's because it has.

Former conservative minister Kostis Hatzidakis is covered with blood after about 200 leftists attacked him with stones and sticks, shouting: "Thieves! Shame on you!" in central Athens, December 15, 2010.

A riot cop faces down an angry protester in Tunisia, January 2011.

Egyptian protestors retreat from the violence in January 2011.

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Agitator Makes Bet on Greece

Agitator Makes Bet on Greece Wall Street Journal Mr. Kazarian's Japonica Partners, based in Providence, R.I., said Monday it would buy up to €2.9 billion ($3.8 billion) in Greek government bonds—a volatile and risky corner of what has been a recovering European sovereign-debt market. [image] ...

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