According to experts of the International Monetary Fund, Greece is required to reduce debt and – from October until 2018 – 50 billion under new aid program. IMF expert analysis taking into account weaker economic growth than expected and not implemented reforms.
Greek Prime Minister a few days ago asked for the third eurozone bailout package of € 29 billion. The International Monetary Fund believes that Athens will need more money to maintain liquidity – € 52 billion. That’s not all, according to analysts of the IMF will be necessary to reduce Greek debt by 53 billion euros. It’s mind-boggling sums and do not appear to be in the euro find someone willing to put them now.
Yet not long ago about a new aid package spoken in the Eurozone reluctantly. Yesterday the European Commission for the first time acknowledged that negotiations on this issue are possible and could be completed before July 20, when the deadline for repayment of borrowings from the European Central Bank. But as far as third bailout package raises the consciousness, whereas the reduction of the Greek debt is still a taboo subject.
Meanwhile, the International Monetary Fund also revised down economic growth forecasts Greece in 2015 – from 2.5 percent. to 0 percent. The Fund evaluates that even if the Greeks will return to the reformist politics, and the economy is pushed to the path of growth, “it will be necessary to significantly extend the rescue package.”
For the current, dramatic economic situation primarily blames the government of Prime Minister Alexis Ciprasa. Also throws in all the Greek leaders that many important reforms, especially privatization, have been made only partially or too slowly.
In 2011, the Fund predicted that Athens can get 50 billion euros, if the end of 2015 privatize some portion of state property; However, with privatization so far achieved only 3.2 billion.
In addition, last year the IMF has estimated that public debt Athens drops from 175 percent. Of GDP in 2013 to 128 per cent. in 2020; Meanwhile, according to the new debt is expected to decrease during this period only up to 150 percent. GDP.
Thursday IMF forecasts come from a report prepared by the Fund on the repayment of foreign debt of Greece – gives Reuters.
On Wednesday, the IMF said that Greece’s debt postponement to the Fund, it would be beneficial for “country in crisis”. Athens is not repaid until midnight from Tuesday to Wednesday a $ 1.6 billion IMF loan installment due. Greece thus became the first industrialized country which is in arrears with payments to the Fund.
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