WASHINGTON, April 25 (Reuters) - Talks to provide Greece with emergency funding are going well and the country will be able to finance its public debt without problems, Greek Finance Minister George Papaconstantinou said on Sunday.

“We are all confident that this will be done in time, and we will be able to continue to finance Greek public debt without any problem,” he told reporters in Washington after meeting the International Monetary Fund and finance officials.

Asked about investors betting on a default by Greece, Papaconstantinou said: “All I can say is that they will lose their shirts.” (Writing by William Schomberg; Editing by Padraic Cassidy)