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Europe After The Vote

Jun 30, 2015

Montanino on Greece Missing IMF Payment

By Andrea Montanino

Bloomberg quotes Global Business and Economics Program Director Andrea Montanino on Greece becoming the first advanced economy to miss a payment on IMF debt, after its bailout talks with creditors collapsed:

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Jun 30, 2015

Is There a Precedent for Greece’s Bank Holiday?

By Global Business and Economics

The Greek Government officials called for a bank holiday on Sunday which went into full effect Monday, June 29th. Although the country plans to open its banks' doors next Monday, its financial duress is far from over.

Economy & Business Greece

Europe After The Vote

Jun 29, 2015

Keep Greece In

By Marten van Heuven

European leaders have just spent another summer weekend working on the elusive task of finding a way out of the Greek financial crisis. It is a story of ever receding deadlines and intense European politics, pitting Greek public opinion against German financial rectitude.

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Europe After The Vote

Jun 26, 2015

Montanino: Greece Needs a Ten Year Plan

By Andrea Montanino

German-language Zeit interviews Global Business and Economics Program Director Andrea Montanino on why Greece can’t survive with the model of a developing economy:

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Jun 26, 2015

Greece: Deal or No Deal? Looking at Both Sides of the Greece-Euro Coin

By Andrea Montanino and Demetrios Papageorgiou

Faced with a $1.8 billion debt payment to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday, Greece was unable to reach an agreement with its Eurozone partners and the IMF yesterday in the latest round of talks in Brussels as both sides failed to make progress on key issues such as pension reform and taxation. A […]

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Jun 23, 2015

How Does Greece’s Recovery Compare to Other IMF Bailouts?

By Global Business and Economics

As showdown talks over Greece take place in Europe this week, a quick examination of the recent history of bailouts is valuable.

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Europe After The Vote

Jun 18, 2015

Montanino: Stuck Between Greece and a Hard Place

By Andrea Montanino

Global Business and Economics Program Director Andrea Montanino writes for US News and World Report on why all parties in the unfolding Greek budget tragedy are facing serious constraints:

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Europe After The Vote

Jun 17, 2015

Montanino on the IMF and Greece

By Andrea Montanino

Agence France-Presse quotes Global Business and Economics Program Director Andrea Montanino on the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) toughening stance on the financial crisis in Greece:

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Europe After The Vote

May 18, 2015

Will Greece Go Bankrupt this Summer?

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Atlantic Council’s Montanino faults creditors for not adopting a forward-looking approach in negotiations with Athens The Greek government and its creditors—the European Commission, the European Central Bank, and the International Monetary Fund—have made mistakes over the course of three months of negotiations aimed at securing a commitment from Greece to undertake economic reforms before the […]

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Europe After The Vote

May 10, 2015

Montanino on Greece’s IMF Payment

By Andrea Montanino

The Financial Times quotes Global Business and Economics Program Director Andrea Montanino on why the International Monetary Fund’s credibility is on the line regarding Greece’s May 12 payment deadline:

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