Further to Adam's post on Friday we now have more news from Athens that suggests an agreement could be imminent according to Reuters
A Greek government official yesterday said that they had discussed a draft of the country's third bailout agreement drawn up on the basis of discussions with EU/IMF lenders.
Attempts are being made to wrap up the bailout agreement of as much as €86 bln by as early as Tuesday in a bid to get the first disbursement of aid by Aug. 20, when it faces a debt payment to the ECB
Officials from the EU and IMF met Greece's finance and economy ministers in Athens yesterday, after EU finance officials held a teleconference and noted progress in the talk on Friday
Yesterday's talks focused on the so-called "prior actions" Greece must legislate to qualify for loans, and the two sides reached agreement on the issue, a senior government official said without giving details.
Talks will continue today to discuss more contentious issues and "the agreement should be concluded comfortably by August 18", the official said.
Almost there? We should learn more this week but the euro should gain some support if the progress really is as good as reported
Could they all finally reach an agreement this week ?
