Greece Said to Weigh IMF Role in Credit Line in Samaras Reversal
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Greece is considering bowing to external pressure and accepting a full role for the International Monetary Fund in its next aid deal with European Union authorities, according to three officials with direct knowledge of the negotiations.
Keeping the IMF involved would be a blow to Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, who has pushed for Greece to have a clean exit from the 240 billion-euro ($300 billion) bailout and free his country from IMF oversight. Greece is under pressure from its euro-area peers and financial markets to accept further aid -- and further monitoring -- to ensure a stable transition once its bailout regime concludes at the end of the year.