“I got my money back” was the way IMF chief Christine Lagarde reacted on Thursday to the news that Greece had paid back a 448-million-euro instalment, a development watched much more closely by markets than Greek PM Alexis Tsipras’ visit to Moscow.
The influential managing director of the organization later warned that Greece would “suffer” if it defaulted and left the euro area
“I think it would be a terrible situation for the Greek people,” the former French finance minister told CNBC in Washington.