IMF / GREECE UKRAINE

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) spokesman confirmed that a mission will travel to Greece in a few weeks. On Ukraine, Gerry Rice said “the mission’s plan is to begin work on June 24 in Kyiv, and to continue for about 2 weeks.” UNIFEED-UNTV

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Production Date: 19 June 2014
• Asset Language: Original
• Corporate Name: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND - IMF
• Subject Topical: ECONOMIC CONDITIONS; PUBLIC FINANCE; FINANCING
• Geographic Subject: GREECE; UKRAINE
• MAMS Id: 1127262

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STORY: IMF / GREECE UKRAINE
TRT: 0.00
SOURCE: IMF
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH /NATS

DATELINE: 19 JUNE 2014, WASHINGTON DC

Shotlist

RECENT – WASHINGTON, DC

1. Wide shot, exterior IMF building

19 JUNE 2014, WASHINGTON DC

2. Med shot, reporters
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Gerry Rice, IMF Director Communications Dept.:
“We expect a team to be in Athens in July, but the mission to conclude the review would not be expected until after the summer.”
4. Med shot, reporters
5. SOUNDBITE: (English) Gerry Rice, IMF Director Communications Dept.:
“We expect the government 2014 fiscal target to be met and we do not see the need for additional measures for 2014. Then for 2015, 2016, we, as always, need to assess progress in implementing the program in the context of the next review.”
6. Med shot, journalists
7. SOUNDBITE: (English) Gerry Rice, IMF Director Communications Dept.:
“We do support the authorities desire to avoid across the board cuts in wages and pensions and that’s why it’s important to press ahead with fiscal structural reforms to modernize Greece’s fiscal institutions.”
8. Med shot, reporters
9. SOUNDBITE: (English) Gerry Rice, IMF Director Communications Dept.:
“I can say that the mission’s plan is to begin work on June 24 in Kyiv, and to continue for about 2 weeks.”
10. Med shot reporters

Storyline

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) spokesman confirmed today (19 June) that a mission will travel to Greece in a few weeks.

Speaking to reporters in at the headquarters in Washington, Gerry Rice said “we expect a team to be in Athens in July, but the mission to conclude the review would not be expected until after the summer.”

The Fund sees the measures implemented this year by the Greek government as going in the right direction.

He noted “we expect the government 2014 fiscal target to be met and we do not see the need for additional measures for 2014. Then for 2015, 2016, we, as always, need to assess progress in implementing the program in the context of the next review.”

But while supporting the Greek authorities, Gerry Rice stressed that the job was not finished and that more needed to be done.

He said “we do support the authorities desire to avoid across the board cuts in wages and pensions and that’s why it’s important to press ahead with fiscal structural reforms to modernize Greece’s fiscal institutions.”

On Ukraine, the IMF spokesman announced the date when a mission will start working in that country, saying “the mission’s plan is to begin work on June 24 in Kyiv, and to continue for about 2 weeks.”