Greek deal faces the fate of its forebears
Only pure genius or enormous luck could produce a perfectly designed Greek programme, writes Mohamed El-Erian
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Greece’s surprise decision to hold a referendum on austerity measures and the country’s membership of the eurozone has been withdrawn following intense pressure from France and Germany not to break the terms of the bail-out deal
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Eurozone dismisses Greek deal
Eurozone finance ministers dismiss a reputed €3.3bn package of Greek budget cuts and send the country’s finance minister back to Athens
Greeks inflamed by bail-out demands
Mood darkens before parliamentary vote that political leaders cast as referendum on whether the country would stay in eurozone
Draghi rules out losses on Greek debt
The European Central Bank rules out taking losses on its holdings of Greek government bonds but widens its range of collateral
Single currency climbs on Greek austerity
The single currency climbs on reports that Greek politicians have reached terms over austerity plans that secure the country further emergency funding
Deal sparks backlash in Athens
A swift response underscored the next challenge: to get cabinet backing on for €3.3bn of spending cuts and push the measures through parliament
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Greek bail-out: drowning not waving
Greece may benefit little. Its debt dynamics will remain horrible and even if extra austerity is agreed, worries about slippage will remain
Ireland can show Greece a way out of the crisis
Greece produces no machines, no electronics and no chemicals. It does not have what it takes to be as rich as it is, writes Ricardo Hausmann
Budget overlord will not solve eurozone woes
German plan may go down well with voters but is not a coherent response to what went wrong with the currency and how this can be fixed
IMF takes tougher stance over Greek debt
Christine Lagarde argues that if private creditors do not accept a big enough writedown, the ECB may have to take a cut in its own holdings
Hedge funds give Greek bonds wide berth
Firms face great uncertainty if they take on Athens for larger sums as most of the country’s bonds are under sole jurisdiction of Greek laws
Timely Greek lessons on the eurozone crisis
The potential of our economy is vast.As growth resumes and tax collections rise, recent tax rises can be reversed, writes George Provopoulos
Monti and Papademos see their paths diverge
Italian prime minister gains approval but his Greek counterpart is squeezed between eurozone lenders and debt holders
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Greek debt talks fail to break deadlock
Negotiators given extra time to reach agreement
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Greece misses bail-out deadline
Delay fuels anxiety that Athens may be forced into default
Merkel says Greece exit ‘not an issue’
German chancellor calls for tougher reforms
New Greek bail-out to prioritise debt holders
Escrow account would ensure debt holders paid off
Assembling the pieces for a Greek resolution
It remains unclear whether IMF will sign off
Pressure mounts on Greece over bail-out
Sarkozy and Merkel say parties must accept deal
Greece takes step closer to default
Talks on terms of fresh aid have broken up until Monday
Greece’s leaders oppose new austerity measures
Eurozone finance ministers forced to postpone bail-out approval
Greek party fears ‘social explosion’
Country cannot take more austerity, EU told
Greek asset sales behind target
Deadline of 2017 is looking ‘difficult’
Greek fury at plan for EU budget control
Minister says monitoring safeguards are already in place
Greek debt talks edge closer to deal
Rehn hopes for end to talks in next few days
Call for EU to control Greek budget
Berlin wants eurozone to take Athens’ reins
