Grexit

Market calm on Grexit an eerie recall of pre-Lehman bets

Relative calm on global markets during the latest Greek debt standoff more closely reflects the low probability assigned to a euro exit than how contained such a shock could be.

May 28, 2015, 17:30 PM IST

Greece told to move `urgently` on detailed debt plan

Greece was told Saturday to urgently deliver a detailed fiscal and debt plan to official lenders as the IMF-World Bank spring meetings wound up amid escalating worries of a looming default.

Apr 19, 2015, 04:33 AM IST

Eurogroup head warns against a game of chicken with Greece

Greece and the euro zone should not play a game of chicken to see who can hold out longer in negotiations about more lending to Athens in exchange for reforms, the chairman of euro zone finance ministers Jeroen Dijsselbloem said on Friday.

Apr 18, 2015, 03:47 AM IST

IMF does not expect Greek eurozone exit after election

The International Monetary Fund on Thursday downplayed the possibility that Greece would exit the eurozone after Sunday`s general election that could be won by the anti-austerity leftist Syriza party.

Jan 22, 2015, 21:43 PM IST

Elections, bankruptcy, bank runs: The (unlikely) scenario of a `Grexit`

A government which refuses to pay its debts, bank runs and investors fleeing: that is what a Greek exit from the euro, or a `Grexit`, would look like according to economists, although most still believe it is unlikely.

Jan 07, 2015, 01:38 AM IST