Greece agrees to repay IMF debt by April 9: Lagarde
Greece has agreed to repay its debt to the International Monetary Fund by April 9, IMF chief Christine Lagarde said after a meeting with Greek Finance Minister.
Soros ready to pour $1 bn into Ukraine
US financier George Soros said Monday he was ready to invest $1 billion in Ukraine if the West promised to help the embattled country.
Britain awaits critical pre-election budget
Britain's coalition government will deliver a highly political budget Wednesday that will set the stage for a knife-edge election battle in 50 days' time.
18 March 2015 17:30
EU, Germany raise 'Grexit' alarm over Greece bailout
EU Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker has warned of an alarming lack of progress in talks on Greece's bailout, as Germany raised the spectre of a tumultuous Greek exit from the euro.