RICE: IMF WILL CONDUCT NORMAL POST-PROGRAM MONITORING OF GREECE

IMF `Comfortable’ Greece Can Access Markets in Short Term: Rice

By Reade Pickert and Marcus Bensasson

(Bloomberg) — “We are comfortable that Greece will be able to access markets again in the short and medium term,” International Monetary Fund spokesman Gerry Rice tells reporters in Washington.

Says Greek people have gone through a lot and challenges remain. “From the IMF’s perspective, I think we support this progress that Greece has made and we will continue to support Greece in the days ahead,” he says, adding: “That will not include financial support.”

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RICE: IMF WILL CONDUCT NORMAL POST-PROGRAM MONITORING OF GREECE

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IMF will later release debt-sustainability analysis along with full staff report, which must go through the executive board for discussion, he says

There’s no specific date yet for publication of full staff report, which normally takes several weeks to be finalized and discussed by board. “Our board goes into recess toward the end of July, beginning of August, and I would expect that this will be done before then”