The Government is fighting with the No camp over whether the passing of the EU fiscal- treaty referendum is needed to guarantee the safety net of funding -- and if the IMF would continue to provide loans anyway. Full Article at Independent.ie
Under the current programme, the intention is that further reductions in the Irish budget deficit will restore confidence, enabling Ireland to borrow independently from 2014, thus ending reliance on emergency financing from the EU and the IMF. Full Article at Independent.ie
It is a scourge that whoever wins the country's general election next Sunday will come under huge pressure to tackle, from the European Union and the International Monetary Fund, Greece's creditors. Full Article at Independent.ie
PERMANENT TSB is set to become a third Irish bank following an agreement with the EU/IMF/ECB troika. Full Article at Independent.ie
On a day that Ireland passed its latest review under the terms of the EU/IMF/ECB bailout loan agreements, Finance Minister Michael Noonan said the restructuring of Permanent TSB is the latest step in cleansing the Irish banking sector. Full Article at Independent.ie
In Greece, as elsewhere (France, the Full Article at The Nation
Correspondents say voters who were denied a referendum on an 130 billion euro bailout by the EU and IMF earlier this... Full Article at Radio New Zealand
Whoever wins the national elections on May 6, the government needs to impose more austerity measures -- worth 5.5%... Full Article at CNN/Money
COLOGNE, Germany May 4 (Reuters) - German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said on Friday the next Greek... Full Article at Reuters Mobile
Quotes mentioning International Monetary Fund and European Union
This would be the once-and-for-all solution, in our view, but at this point is could entail Spain asking for help [from the European Union and the International Monetary Fund] with the potential effect of attaching a stigma to Spain’s sovereign bonds
The Irish economy returned to growth in 2011, the first time since 2007; the State's underlying deficit for 2011 was 9.4 percent of GDP, significantly ahead of the target of EU/IMF target 10.6 percent of GDP; and the State's revenues are increasing
We also view recent developments regarding the IMF/EU talks as strongly positive
would have a negative impact on the performance of our public finances, which is vital to our economic wellbeing and to our exiting the EU-IMF programme
We’re certainly aware that there’s this crisis in the European Union, but we have not necessarily heard as much about the money from the IMF that has been put into the European Union bailout, and how much money the U.S. taxpayers contribute to the IMF.
Under no circumstances can we embed the draconian Fiscal Compact Treaty in our Constitution. This would condemn Irish working families to decades of financial servitude to the banks. It would effectively transform a Social Europe into a Financiers Europe permanently. It is ironic that even the IMF can s...
Give us a progress report on Greece and Portugal. Do the joint EU/IMF programmes work? What is the impact on the real economy in these countries and on the growth prospects?
The issues that are actually at stake that are causing friction between European Union, the International Monetary Fund and the Hungarian government are really trivial
Questions surrounding Spain's commitment to fiscal consolidation, together with a weak economy and banking sector, increases the chances of an EU/IMF bailout
The IMF has already played an important role in supporting the EU in its efforts to contain the euro zone crisis. But this challenging time for the global economy is far from over and many of the structural weaknesses have proven remarkably persistent, which continues to pose risks for any recovery.
Quotes by International Monetary Fund about European Union
Quotes by European Union about International Monetary Fund
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