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Greek finance minister says eyeing new debt deal by 'end May'
Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis said he wanted to reach a new agreement with international creditors on his country's debt burden "by the end of May".
02 February 2015
Merkel rules out debt reduction for Greece
German Chancellor rejected the prospect of debt relief for Athens, adding to tensions between the radical new Greek government and its international creditors.
31 January 2015
Russia charms Uzbekistan with massive debt writeoff
Russia's President agreed to write off most of the debt owed by Uzbekistan in an apparent bid to steer the Central Asian country towards joining the Eurasian Economic Union.
11 December 2014
Kazakhstan's domestic debt up $2.5 billion in one day
Kazakhstan's debt on government securities has grown by $2.5 billion in just one day.
08 November 2014
Government debt in Kazakhstan exceeds pre-devaluation mark
Latest data provided by Kazakhstan Stock Exchange suggests that the government debt in Kazakhstan now exceeds its pre-devaluation level.
31 October 2014
Merkel: Allies should help Ukraine pay Russian gas debt
German Chancellor Angela Merkel called on Ukraine's allies to help the war-scarred nation pay off its gas debts to Russia.
21 October 2014
Putin calls on Europe to help Ukraine pay gas debts
Russian President Vladimir Putin called on Europe to help Kiev cover its gas debts with Moscow following talks with his Ukrainian counterpart.
18 October 2014
Alliance Bank debt restructuring talks break stalemate
Alliance Bank of Kazakhstan has agreed the basic terms of restructuring of its $1.2 billion debt.
15 August 2014
Kazakhstan foreign debt figure announced
The banking sector’s foreign debt from January to March 2014 decreased by 5.7% down to $10.519 billion.
14 July 2014
Kazakh VIce-PM about foreign debt
Kazakhstan's Vice Prime Minister and Minster of Finance Bakhyt Sultanov reported to the Parliament about the measures the government was planning to use to reduce the foreign debt of the country.
22 June 2014
After eurozone crisis, IMF rethinks rescues
The International Monetary Fund is rethinking bailouts in the wake of the eurozone crisis, with an eye to giving governments near default better options to stabilize their finances.
21 June 2014
Argentina says won't make next bond payment in US
Argentina will not make a bond service payment due June 30 in New York as ordered by a US judge, the economy ministry said Wednesday, moving the country closer to default.
19 June 2014
Argentine president says country will avoid debt default
President Cristina Kirchner said that there would be no default in payment of Argentina's restructured debt, after a US Supreme Court ruling piled pressure on the country's finances.
17 June 2014
Blast in Athens as Greece set to return to bond markets
A booby-trapped car exploded outside the Bank of Greece in central Athens early Thursday without injuring anyone, hours before Greece was due to return to the debt markets after a four-year absence.
10 April 2014
Kazakhstan’s 2013 external debt figure grows from $136.922 billion to $148.753 billion
The Central Bank elaborated that the debt of the country’s banking system decreased for the period by 17.5% down to $11.160 billion.
31 March 2014
Young Kazakh anemia patient trapped in Indian clinic eyes his way home
Timofey Verevkin, 14 y.o. will be finally discharged from the Fortis Memorial Research Institute in India thanks to the Embassy of Kazakhstan in India intervention.
22 March 2014
2014 year of 'hard truths' for British economy: Osborne
British finance minister George Osborne will warn that 2014 is to be the year of "hard truths" and public spending cuts when he sets out his plans for the year ahead.
06 January 2014
80 thousand debtors forbidden to leave Kazakhstan
Over 80 thousand Kazakhstan nationals have been forbidden to the country and travel abroad because of their debts.
02 January 2014
US urges Supreme Court to review Argentina debt case
The US government has urged the Supreme Court to intervene in Argentina's fight over paying up on its defaulted debt, saying a lower court ruling against the country was wrong.
07 December 2013
With $65 bn in debt, is Puerto Rico America's Greece?
Laden with debt, its economy in recession: Is the US territory of Puerto Rico poised to become another Greece?
04 December 2013