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Not able for Greece to remove IMF from bailout
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Greece cannot remove the IMF from its economic bailout, the head of the European Union鈥檚 rescue fund said yesterday, adding that the possibility of a Greek eurozone exit remains if reforms are neglected.
鈥淭here has to be a financial contribution because the IMF, according to the ESM Treaty and to the agreement in the July summit, should be part of the program also financially,鈥 Klaus Regling, head of the European Stability Mechanism, told To Vima weekly.
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras last week argued that the global lender鈥檚 participation was 鈥渘ot necessary鈥 in the country鈥檚 third bailout, highlighting the International Monetary Fund鈥檚 鈥渦nconstructive鈥 position in demanding tough reforms and guarantees.
But Regling warned: 鈥淚f the IMF decides not to participate it could be a big problem.鈥
鈥淢y assumption is that the IMF will participate,鈥 he said yesterday, adding that the contribution 鈥渋s likely to be small.鈥
Tsipras鈥 leftist government was forced in July to back down from its anti-austerity electoral pledges and accept a three-year, 86-billion-euro (US$94 billion) rescue from its eurozone partners.
At the time, the threat of Greece being forced to leave the eurozone had been broached in Brussels, and Regling yesterday said the risk was theoretically still present.
鈥淕reece has agreed to implement reforms which are necessary so that its partners can provide the financing needed and Greece can return to a sustainable economic situation,鈥 Regling said.
鈥淏ut ultimately the possibility is always there, if commitments as a member of monetary union are not respected,鈥 the ESM chief said in reference to the so-called Grexit.
Tsipras鈥 administration has since July pushed through parliament a number of unpopular bailout reforms, causing it to lose part of its majority in the chamber to defections in the process.
This week, lawmakers will be called to approve the privatization of electricity distributor Admie and the sale of non-performing business loans to distress funds.
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