Disagreements delay troika's Greece report (by MarketWatch)
FRANKFURT (MarketWatch) -- A disagreement between the European Commission and the International Monetary Fund over whether Greece's debt load is sustainable has delayed the release of a report by the country's "troika" of international lenders that would clear the way for the release of Greece's next aid payment of 8 billion euros ($11.01 billion), Dow Jones Newswires reported Thursday. The European Union, IMF and European Central Bank had been expected to release the report on Wednesday. The report, citing persons familiar with the matter, said the IMF has doubts about Greek debt sustainability and would prefer to release the aid tranche after creditors agree on a second bailout package that includes bigger writedowns for private bond holders. Talks are under way to resolve the disagreement, the report said. Greece needs the aid tranche by mid-November to avoid default, officials say.