Vital Greek bailout talks clouded by detention of IMF chief

GREECE began negotiations to boost its bailout with fellow eurozone finance ministers in Brussels last night clouded by the arrest of IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn in New York on charges of attempted rape.

While refusing to discuss the fate of the man who was expected to lead the discussions on changes to the Greek bailout, many expected that he would resign his IMF post before long.

The weekend’s shock events were not officially on the agenda for the two-day meeting in Brussels, but ministers were expected to discuss the development among themselves and especially its implications for eurozone bailouts.