Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 14-07-16
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[01] Gov't and the troika to meet again in September
[01] Gov't and the troika to meet again in September
ANA/MPA---The government's economic team and the heads of the troika
are expected to meet again in September for the fifth review of the
Greek programme, which is related to a new settlement of the public debt.
After a meeting between Finance Minister Gikas Hardouvelis and the
representatives of Greece's international lenders, a senior Finance
Ministry official said that "there is a list with issues that need to
be speeded up" adding that "August will be a month of hard work."
The same official said that the troika and the government had a
"constructive and productive discussion without conflicts. It was a
rather friendly discussion. They wanted to have an idea of where we
stand and we discussed the progress of the programme."
However, the Greek side considers that its main "weapon" towards its
lenders is the smooth execution of the budget, which gives the government
the opportunity to raise issues regarding the citizens' relief.
The troika's announcement on the completion of the mini-evaluation of
Greek economy is expected as early as Thursday.
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