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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 13-09-13
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[01] Troika in Athens on September 23
[01] Troika in Athens on September 23
ANA/MPA-- The heads of the International Monetary Fund's mission to
Greece are due to arrive in Athens on September 23, IMF sources said
on Thursday, correcting an earlier announcement. During the regular
press briefing on Thursday, IMF spokesman Gerry Rice had originally
announced that the IMF mission was due to arrive on September 17.
Lower-ranking technical teams from the IMF will be visiting Athens before
September 23 to prepare for the mission's arrival, the source clarified.
Replying to questions during the briefing, Rice said that Poul Thomsen
will continue to head the mission and its members, in cooperation
with the Greek authorities, will examine the current state of the
Greek economy.
The IMF spokesman refrained from answering a question on whether
he shares the position that the next IMF report on Greece will be
"hell". He noted that according to July's report, Greece has made
"commendable progress", adding that there is still a lot to be done in
the sector of structural reforms.
Rice did not comment in response to a question on the statements
made by Prime Minister Antonis Samaras as regards using part of any
primary surplus to relieve the recipients of small pension. Instead,
he underlined that the goal is to overcome the crisis, improve economic
growth and help the jobless, noting that the IMF is concerned about
the problem of unemployment.
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