Grexit fears rise as IMF rebuffs payment delay
Washington
TOP European officials and Greece's finance minister were forced to play down fears that the country was poised to exit the eurozone, after the International Monetary Fund (IMF) rejected suggestions that Athens would postpone loan repayments.
But the perilous state of Greece's government finances was laid bare when the prime minister confirmed he had been reduced to seeking funding support from the wealthy Greek Orthodox Church.
BT is now on Telegram!
For daily updates on weekdays and specially selected content for the weekend. Subscribe to t.me/BizTimes
International
IMF boosts Asia growth forecast this year on China, India
Australian retail sales unexpectedly decline, currency drops
South Korea’s March factory output falls most in 15 months
Deflation reaches UK stores as non-food prices fall 0.6%
Japan’s March factory output rises 3.8% vs month earlier
Hong Kong vies with US in Bitcoin ETF market after crypto’s revival