It's payback time: don't expect sympathy – Lagarde to Greeks
Friday 25 May 2012 20.04 BST The IMF has no intention of softening the terms of Greece's austerity package, says Christine Lagarde. Photograph: Emmanuel Fradin for the Guardian The International Monetary Fund has ratcheted up the pressure on crisis-hit Greece after its managing director, Christine Lagarde, said she has more sympathy for children deprived of decent schooling in sub-Saharan Africa than for many of those facing poverty in Athens. In an uncompromising interview with the Guardian, Lagarde insists it is payback time for Greece and makes it clear that the IMF has no intention of softening the terms of the country's austerity package... ( περισσότερα εδώ: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/may/25/payback-time-lagarde-greeks ) ------------------------------ Ενώ ένα 24ωρο αργότερα στο προσωπικό ...