Why the IMF needs to walk away from Greece

With a new bailout programme on the horizon Meg Lundsager argues that yet more IMF loans for Greece would be a stopgap measure and would delay reforms that Athens needs to make

The depth of distrust between Greece and its creditors grows increasingly clear as both sides resume negotiations for a new bailout programme.

The International Monetary Fund is demanding more European debt relief for Greece — at a minimum, a longer payback period on its European Union loans.