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Greece and its international lenders remained at odds in talks to release fresh bailout loans to Athens on Wednesday as Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said a deal was needed this week and accused creditors of 'playing games' and causing delays.

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras today said that he was confident of concluding his debt-crippled nation's third international bailout that will pave the way for default-averting loans.

Athens is negotiating with European Union institutions and the International Monetary Fund for up to 86 billion euros ($94 billion) in fresh loans to stave off economic collapse and stay in the euro zone.

Greek unions planned protests in Athens and other cities on Thursday over the prospect of new austerity cuts demanded by the country's international creditors.

Greece delayed repayment of an IMF loan today and a deputy minister said Athens might call snap elections to break an impasse with lenders that threatens to push the country into bankruptcy and out of the euro.

Greece wants to reach a loan deal with its EU-IMF creditors by the end of May to resolve an acute cash shortage, the government said today.

Greece and its international creditors were "very close" to a loan deal for the cash-strapped country, a Greek junior minister said today, a day ahead of a key meeting in Brussels.

Greece repaid on Friday the first 310 million-euro instalment of a loan from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that falls due this month, as it scrambles to cover its funding needs.

Greece repaid on Friday the first 310 million-euro installment of a loan from the International Monetary Fund that falls due this month, as it scrambles to cover its funding needs.

Greece will submit a request to the Eurozone on Wednesday to extend a "loan agreement" for up to six months but EU paymaster Germany says no such deal is on offer and Athens must stick to the terms of its existing international bailout.

Greek lawmakers on Monday approved harsh new austerity measures demanded by bailout creditors to save the debt-crippled nation from bankruptcy, after riots in Athens and other cities left stores looted and burned and more than 120 people hurt. The historic vote paves the way for Greece's European partners and the International Monetary Fund to rele...

Greece and its international lenders remained at odds in talks to release fresh bailout loans to Athens on Wednesday as Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said a deal was needed this week and accused creditors of 'playing games' and causing delays.

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras today said that he was confident of concluding his debt-crippled nation's third international bailout that will pave the way for default-averting loans.

Athens is negotiating with European Union institutions and the International Monetary Fund for up to 86 billion euros ($94 billion) in fresh loans to stave off economic collapse and stay in the euro zone.

Greek unions planned protests in Athens and other cities on Thursday over the prospect of new austerity cuts demanded by the country's international creditors.

Greece delayed repayment of an IMF loan today and a deputy minister said Athens might call snap elections to break an impasse with lenders that threatens to push the country into bankruptcy and out of the euro.

Greece wants to reach a loan deal with its EU-IMF creditors by the end of May to resolve an acute cash shortage, the government said today.

Greece and its international creditors were "very close" to a loan deal for the cash-strapped country, a Greek junior minister said today, a day ahead of a key meeting in Brussels.

Greece repaid on Friday the first 310 million-euro instalment of a loan from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that falls due this month, as it scrambles to cover its funding needs.

Greece repaid on Friday the first 310 million-euro installment of a loan from the International Monetary Fund that falls due this month, as it scrambles to cover its funding needs.

Greece will submit a request to the Eurozone on Wednesday to extend a "loan agreement" for up to six months but EU paymaster Germany says no such deal is on offer and Athens must stick to the terms of its existing international bailout.

Greek lawmakers on Monday approved harsh new austerity measures demanded by bailout creditors to save the debt-crippled nation from bankruptcy, after riots in Athens and other cities left stores looted and burned and more than 120 people hurt. The historic vote paves the way for Greece's European partners and the International Monetary Fund to rele...