悲催的希臘 史上首個欠債不還的發達國家

Greece has missed the deadline for a €1.6bn (£1.1bn) payment to the International Monetary fund (IMF), hours after eurozone ministers refused to extend its bailout.
希臘已經錯過了向國際貨幣基金組織支付16億歐元的最後期限。在此之前的數小時，歐元區的部長們拒絕對希臘的緊急援助延期。

But the ministers said they would discuss a last-minute suggestion from Greece for a new bailout programme.
但當時他們表示願意在最後時刻與希臘就新的緊急援助項目進行討論。

Greece is the first advanced country to fail to repay a loan to the IMF and is now formally in arrears.
希臘是首個未能償還國際貨幣基金組織貸款的發達國家，目前，它正式處於拖欠狀態。

There are fears that this could put Greece at risk of leaving the euro.
有人擔心這將使希臘面臨退出歐元區的危險。

The IMF confirmed that Greece had failed to make the payment, shortly after 22:00 GMT on Tuesday.
週二，剛過格林威治時間晚上10點，國際貨幣基金組織確認希臘沒能支付款項。

"We have informed our Executive Board that Greece is now in arrears and can only receive IMF financing once the arrears are cleared," said IMF spokesman Gerry Rice.
該組織發言人格里·萊斯稱：“我們已經通知執行董事會，希臘目前處於拖欠狀態，國際貨幣基金組織在希臘結清欠款前不會再爲其提供資金。”

Mr Rice confirmed the IMF had received a request from Greece to extend the payment deadline, which he said would go to the board "in due course".
萊斯證實國際貨幣基金組織已經收到希臘政府的延期請求，並將“在適當的時間”遞交給執行董事會。

With the eurozone bailout expired, Greece no longer has access to billions of euros in funds and could not meet its IMF repayment.
由於歐元區的緊急援助已經到期，希臘無法獲得數十億歐元的資金，也無法償還國際貨幣基金組織的欠款。

The European Central Bank (ECB) has also frozen its liquidity lifeline to Greek banks. Meanwhile, ratings agencies have further downgraded the country's debt.
歐洲央行也凍結了希臘銀行依賴的資金流動。同時，評級機構進一步降低了該國的債務評級。