Greece
Weidmann urges Greece to implement further reforms
Deutsche Bundesbank president recommends additional reforms and “sound” fiscal policy
Issuing “foreign-law” debt can cut costs in times of crisis – ECB paper
Eurozone countries’ bonds issued abroad showed major premiums during debt crisis – researchers
Greek governor takes legal action against prosecutor in ‘corruption’ case
Stournaras also accuses anonymous witnesses of defamation
Lagarde proposes new European fiscal fund
The mechanism would reduce reliance on monetary policy to respond to future crises
Greek governor accuses government of ‘outright lies’ over bribery allegations
Prime minister says he wants the truth, but Stournaras accuses government of deception
ESM hails Greece’s progress in third bailout
The country should exit the programme in August as growth accelerates and bond yields fall
Greek governor attacks ‘politically motivated' accusations
Parliamentary audit cleared Stournaras of failing to disclose assets, Bank of Greece says
Portuguese finance minister named new head of Eurogroup
ESM manager praises Mário Centeno as a “passionate economist”
Major issues on Greek debt still need resolution, analysts say
Deal between European partners and IMF will still face many difficulties, even after German elections, observers warn
CEPR paper sketches ‘radical, realistic’ Greek reform plan
Stanford and Yale economists outline “unorthodox” policies that could put Greek debt on a sustainable footing – and might be acceptable to all negotiating parties
Greek bailout funds approved but debt relief still contentious
IMF agrees “in principle” to new support for Greece, unlocking European funds, but parties still fail to reach accord on debt relief
Former Greek central bank governor injured by bomb
Papademos attack follows letter bombs sent to Schaeuble and IMF
Greek bailout talks end without agreement
IMF fails to agree that commission concessions would make debt sustainable
Trade costs limit effects of internal devaluations – ECB paper
Researcher says trade costs explain Greek failure to boost exports
IMF stays tough on debt relief as it prepares to return to Greece
Maurice Obstfeld and other top officials stress the fund’s demands on debt sustainability; mission to return to Greece next week
Future of Greek austerity divides IMF board
Some directors dissent from call to reduce mid-term primary surplus target
Global financial safety net hits snag in regional finance
Jeromin Zettelmeyer warns moral hazard problems are now more serious with the rise of regional funds; central bank swap lines could be a partial solution
Greek negotiations turn acrimonious amid debt relief freeze
ESM freezes debt relief measures for Greece, accusing government of breaking spending promises; European Commission’s Moscovici hits back at IMF criticism
IMF officials say they want less austerity for Greece, not more
Fund and European creditors still disagree on design of Greek programme, as IMF says fiscal targets must be realistic
Cœuré spells out ECB’s stance on Greek reforms
The Greek government must reform the legal process and status of banks, senior ECB figure says
Demands on central banks have created critical juncture – El-Erian
Economist says burden placed on central banks has created economic and political instability across the globe, and something must soon give
Maskin: technocrats should set eurozone fiscal policy
Harvard economist argues a technocratic body similar to a central bank could set spending and revenue targets in eurozone before allowing politicians to determine the details
Greek central bank governor is ‘the real goal’ of police raid, wife says
Greek police raid the office of a company owned by the wife of central bank governor Yannis Stournaras; she denies all wrong-doing and says aim of raid is to “denigrate” her husband
Book notes: And the weak suffer what they must?, by Yanis Varoufakis
A book that is likely to elicit strong opinions – but Varoufakis writes persuasively, and may well win over many of his readers, says David Mayes