Lagarde: A new Greece program needs debt restructureInternational Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde said that a new program to prop up Greece's finances would require creditors to restructure debt.
09 July 2015
Greek banks to stay closed until Monday: finance ministryGreek banks will remain closed until Monday, the finance ministry said as the government raced to come up with a new proposal to present to creditors in a last-minute drive to avert a eurozone exit.
09 July 2015
Putin hosts BRICS summit amid standoff with WestRussian President Vladimir Putin is to meet world leaders including China's Xi Jingping and India's Narendra Modi ahead of the start of a summit of the BRICS emerging economies.
08 July 2015
Madrid's mantra: Spain is not GreeceGreece's economic turbulence is dominating political debate in Spain ahead of a year-end general election, with the ruling conservatives pointing to Syriza's difficulties to discredit its Spanish ally Podemos.
08 July 2015
Merkel: 'still no basis' for talks on new Greek bailoutGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel said that there was still no basis for talks on a new Greek bailout, as she arrived in Brussels for an emergency summit of eurozone leaders.
IMF 'ready to assist Greece if requested': LagardeInternational Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde said that the global crisis lender would assist Greece if asked, a day after Greek voters rejected a prior bailout plan.
Euro picks up after Greek finance minister quitsThe euro rose after Greece's Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis announced his shock resignation, just hours after the cash-strapped nation rejected creditors' austerity demands in a landmark weekend referendum.
06 July 2015
Yanis Varoufakis: Greece's 'erratic Marxist'Yanis Varoufakis, Greece's finance minister resigned despite the government having secured a resounding victory in a weekend referendum.
Greece would need new currency if votes 'No': SchulzGreece will have to introduce another currency if it votes 'No' in Sunday's referendum on its potential bailout terms, European Parliament president Martin Schulz said.
Malaysian PM dismisses funds report as 'political sabotage'Malaysia's premier Najib Razak on Friday dismissed as "political sabotage" a report that a probe into a state-owned investment fund had found hundreds of millions of dollars were transferred to his personal bank accounts.
03 July 2015
Greece won't leave eurozone, says Italian PMGreece will not exit the eurozone regardless of the outcome of the country's referendum this weekend, Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said.