A critical report on Greece, which was conducted by the IMF’s Poul Thomsen, will not be published on Thursday at 7pm, as originally planned, raising questions, considering the sudden closure of Parliament on Wednesday.
According to an unnamed officer from the Ministry of Finances, the delay is attributed to “procedural reasons” and the report will be published by Friday. IMF spokesman Gerry Rice will likely comment on the issue at the next scheduled press conference.
The IMF’s postponed report addressed a number of issues such as the extent of the fiscal for 2015, which is rumored to be between 1.8 to 2 billion euros and the funding gap for 2015-2016, which is thought to be over13 billion euros.
The report is also thought to contain estimations regarding the sustainability of the Greek debt and if so, whether the troika’s solution for Cyprus may be implemented in Greece and what the main risks may be. Additionally, the report likely answers the question whether the IMF is still against the Greek government using the 12 billion euros left over from the bank recapitalization to cover its funding gap without having to take out a new loan.
Finally, the report will clarify to what extent the IMF will insist upon strict changes in employment relations. Rumors suggest that the IMF favors the deregulation of collective redundancies and revising the minimum wage in 2016.
