Europe’s rescue plan for Greece appears to be crumbling after the country threatened to call in the International Monetary Fund unless Brussels comes up with real money on acceptable terms within a week. 19 Mar 2010 Greece ups the ante in escalating game of brinkmanship with the EU, threatening to turn to the International Monetary Fund for support. 17 Mar 2010 German Chancellor Angela Merkel has defied France and the IMF, refusing to modify Germany’s strategy of export reliance to help alleviate the crisis sweeping Southern Europe. 17 Mar 2010 The world's five biggest AAA-rated states will have to implement austerity plans that threaten "social cohnesion", according to Moody's. 15 Mar 2010 The long-simmering clash between the world's two great powers is coming to a head, with dangerous implications for the international system. 14 Mar 2010 Europe's governments are at increasing risk of an interest rate shock this year as the lingering effects of the Great Recession drive debt issuance to record levels and saturate bond markets, according to Standard & Poor's. 12 Mar 2010 UniCredit says Britain is at serious risk of a bond and sterling debacle and faces deeper woes than Greece. 11 Mar 20Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
Ambrose Evans-Pritchard has covered world politics and economics for a quarter century, based in Europe, the US, and Latin America. He joined the Telegraph in 1991, serving as Washington correspondent and later Europe correspondent in Brussels. He is now International Business Editor in London.
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