Greek Finance Minister Christos Staikouras has announced that Greece will submit an official request to the Eurogroup seeking permission to repay a loan to the International Monetary Fund, a move that would follow similar steps taken by fellow EU members Ireland and Portugal.

Ireland repaid a remaining €4.5 billion owed to the IMF in 2017, a day after it paid back €1 billion in bilateral loans from Sweden and Denmark. The final maturities on the IMF loan would normally be due on December 2023...