News about finance

Greece in 'final stretch' of talks: Varoufakis Crisis-hit Greece is in the "final stretch" of negotiations with creditors and could reach agreement shortly, Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis indicated.

24 June 2015

IMF to join meeting between Ukraine, creditors next week The IMF said that it would take part in a meeting between Ukraine and its private bondholders next week, amid rising pressure on creditors to reduce the debt.

23 June 2015

Juncker says 'I don't understand Tsipras': report European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker voiced frustration with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras in a media report amid the deepening debt crisis.

20 June 2015

Greece's Tsipras calls Juncker, first time since last week: official Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras called European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker, their first contact on the stand-off over a bailout deal since last week.

18 June 2015

Out of patience, IMF flexes muscles in Greek debt crisis The International Monetary Fund has lost patience over Greece and is making it known.

17 June 2015

Ball in Greece's court in debt talks: ECB's Draghi European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi urged all sides in the negotiations on Greece "to go the extra mile", but insisted the ball was in Athens' court.

16 June 2015

Greek PM urges creditors to get 'realistic' Athens will stand its ground until its creditors become "realistic", a day after last-ditch debt talks collapsed and raised fears of a Greek default.

15 June 2015

Greece bailout talks end with no deal, 'significant gap' remain : EU Crunch bailout talks between Greece and its EU-IMF creditors ended without a deal on Sunday, with a "significant gap" still remaining.

15 June 2015

IMF: Ukraine cannot use reserves to pay bondholders IMF chief Christine Lagarde said that Ukraine cannot use its central bank reserves to pay creditors, rebuffing a suggestion by bondholders that it do so.

13 June 2015

IMF, EU pour cold water on Greek debt deal hopes Greece's creditors piled pressure on cash-strapped Athens as the IMF pulled its team out of talks and the EU warned Athens to stop gambling with the possibility of default.

12 June 2015

IMF says can support Ukraine without private debt deal The International Monetary Fund said it could continue to support Ukraine with bailout funding even if Kiev does not reach a debt restructuring deal with private creditors.

12 June 2015

29th Foreign Investor’s Council meeting to be dedicated to establishment of Astana financial center The next Foreign Investor’s Council will be dedicated to the establishment of the Astana financial center.

05 June 2015

IMF confirms delay in Greek debt payments to end of June The IMF confirmed that Greece will be bundling four debt repayments due in June at the end of the month, averting the possibility of a Greek default.

05 June 2015

EU's Juncker says 'challenging' Greece talks to continue European Commission head Jean-Claude Juncker said that "challenging" negotiations with Greece would continue, after late-night talks with premier Alexis Tsipras broke up without a deal.

04 June 2015

Greece still rejects some of creditors' proposals: Tsipras Greece still rejects some of the reform plans put forward by its EU-IMF creditors but sees a willingness to reach a deal in coming days.

04 June 2015

Renowned economist Nouriel Roubini speaks about Samruk Kazyna's transformation program A world-renowned economist Nouriel Roubini has spoken about the transformation program of Kazakhstan’s Samruk Kazyna National Wealth Fund during the VIII Astana Economic Forum.

29 May 2015

We learn to live without oil: Kazakhstan's Minister of Finance Kazakhstan’s Minister of Finance Bakhyt Sultanov answered questions of foreign guests at the VII Astana Economic Forum concerning the measures Kazakhstan had been undertaking amidst unstable oil prices.

29 May 2015

Spectre of 'Grexit' stalks G7 finance meeting he possibility of Greece quitting the eurozone cast a long shadow over a meeting of finance ministers from the Group of Seven leading industrialised nations.

29 May 2015

G7 finance ministers, central bankers meet in Dresden Finance ministers and central bank governors of the Group of Seven wealthiest nations gathered in Dresden to discuss the global economy and tax evasion.

28 May 2015