IMF head Lagarde: Tax-shy Greeks `must help themselves`

DHAKA: IMF head Christine Lagarde has urged Greeks to pay taxes, saying she worries more about the plight of children in sub-Saharan Africa than the people of the crisis-hit European nation.

Greece has pledged to implement tough austerity measures in return for a multi-billion euro bailout.
But the deal is now under threat after inconclusive elections in May.

As Greece awaits a new poll in June, there are now fears that Athens may be forced to leave the eurozone.
This could potentially trigger a run on banks - not only in Greece but in other eurozone nations, experts warn.

BDST: 1107 HRS, May 26, 2012

Edited by:
Tilka Binte Mehtab, Newsroom Editor