“Oct. 11 (Bloomberg) –International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde said Greece should get two years to meet fiscal targets and suggested debt reductions are needed before a 130 billion-euro ($167 billion) bailout can proceed.
“It’s sometimes better to have a bit more time,” Lagarde said today at a press conference in Tokyo marking the start of the fund’s annual meeting. “This is what we advocated for Portugal, this is what we advocated for Spain and this is what we are advocating for Greece.’ ”
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