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  IMF Believes Greece Needs Third Bailout Worth 90 Billion Euros

  Citing high-ranking EU diplomats, the paper said the IMF believed the increase was necessary due to a recession in Greece. The economy is expected to shrink by between 2.1 and 2.3 per cent this year, a Greek government official told Reuters on Monday.

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  Secret IMF Report: Greece Needs Debt Relief Far Beyond EU Plans

  The updated debt sustainability analysis (DSA) was sent to euro zone governments late on Monday, hours after Athens and its 18 partners agreed in principle to open negotiations on a third bailout programme of up to 86 billion euros in return for tougher austerity measures and structural reforms.

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  Greek PM Wins Backing for Concessions; EU, IMF Give Positive Signals

  The measures, which received an initial green light from the European Union and International Monetary Fund before a crucial meeting of the 19 euro zone finance ministers in Brussels, were passed with the support of pro-European opposition parties.

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  EU, IMF, ECB, Eurozone Chiefs to Discuss Greece Reform Plan on Friday

  Commission spokesman Margaritis Schinas told a press conference that Jean-Claude Juncker, Christine Lagarde, Mario Draghi and Jeroen Dijsselbloem would discuss the plan in a conference call at 1100 GMT.

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  International Monetary Fund Caught in Delicate Position Between Greece and EU

  Hated in Athens and brushed off by the Europeans, the International Monetary Fund approaches the next round of negotiations with Greece in a delicate position.

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  9 Days in the Greek Debt Crisis

  Greek voters' defiant rejection Sunday of the terms of an international bailout capped a dramatic week for the country in its standoff with EU and IMF creditors, who are demanding tough austerity measures in return for further rescue funds.

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  Angela Merkel Says 'Still Convinced' Greek Debt Deal Possible

  German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she was convinced it was still possible to reach an accord with Greece on its crippling debt crisis, ahead of crunch EU talks today.

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  IMF Quits Greek Talks; EU Tells Tsipras to Stop Gambling

  The International Monetary Fund dramatically raised the stakes in Greece's stalled debt talks on Thursday, announcing that its delegation had left negotiations in Brussels and flown home because of major differences with Athens.

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  Alexis Tsipras Sees Greek Deal, but Differences Remain after EU Talks

  Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras emerged from late-night talks with senior EU officials in Brussels saying a deal with creditors was "within sight" and that Athens would make a payment due to the IMF on Friday.

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  Greece Threatens to Skip IMF Payment; Tsipras Set for EU Talks

  Greece threatened to miss a loan repayment to the IMF this week, opening the way for possible default, just hours before creditors were expected to present an ultimatum offering Athens funds in return for economic reform.

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  Greece Cannot Make Debt Payment to IMF in June, Says Interior Minister

  Greece cannot make debt repayments to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) next month unless it achieves a deal with creditors, its interior minister said on Sunday, the most explicit remarks yet from Athens about the likelihood of default if talks fail.

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  Tsipras Declares Victory as Greece Dodges Financial Collapse

  Mr Tsipras and his Syriza party won power last month on promises to end Greece's EU/IMF bailout programme.

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  Greece Requests Euro Zone Loan Extension, Offers Big Concessions

  With its EU/IMF bailout programme due to expire in little more than a week, the government of leftist Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras urgently needs to secure a financial lifeline to keep the country afloat beyond late March.

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  New Greek Government Steps Up Battle With Creditors

  Greece's new government dramatically escalated its battle with the country's international creditors on Friday, refusing to meet the EU and IMF officials and rejecting fresh loans offered for February.

• Thousands rally against European austerity on May Day

  Workers hit by record high unemployment staged May Day protests across Europe on Wednesday, hoping to persuade their governments of the case for easing austerity measures and boosting growth.