Volcanic ash prevents IMF talks in Athens

Finance Minister Giorgos Papaconstantinou adjusts his microphone during a news briefing after an Ecofin meeting in Madrid on Saturday. International Monetary Fund officials were due in Athens today as Greece prepares to request emergency loans but their visit was postponed due to the air travel problems caused by the volcanic ash from Iceland.

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