Greek Debt Deal Delayed as 15-Year Extension Fails to Lure IMF
- Creditors target agreement by next euro area meeting in June
- Euro area, IMF still disagree on relief measures required
Cyprus Finance Minister Says Almost There on Greek Deal
Greece’s creditors failed to resolve their differences over the measures required to bring the country’s debt back to a sustainable path, as a compromise offered by the eurozone wasn’t deemed sufficient by the International Monetary Fund.
Concessions put on the table at a meeting of euro-area finance ministers on Monday, including a potential extension of maturities on some bailout loans by up to 15 years, were not enough for the IMF to unequivocally say that Greece’s debt is sustainable, officials familiar with the discussions said, asking not to be named as the talks were private. In turn, the IMF’s reluctance was a deal-breaker for the Greek delegation, due to the implications for the country’s inclusion in the European Central Bank’s quantitative easing and the signal it would send to markets.