The Greek Minister of Finance, Yanis Varoufakis, stated in an interview with the La Repubblica newspaper of Italy, that Greece has started negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) over a plan to swap its sovereign debt for growth-linked bonds.

Source: http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_wsite1_1_04/02/2015_546868

Outcome: This is a first for KOLOTOUMBA.com.  The reverse of course was imposed to Mr. Varoufakis not on his own accord but from Greece’s counterpart in the alleged negotiations.  The IMF denied that the two sides were discussing a debt renegotiation, as Varoufakis suggested in comments to the Italian newspaper.

An IMF spokeswoman said in a statement:

“There is an agreed framework for dealing with debt in the current (bailout) program. There has been no discussion with the authorities on a change in this framework”

Sources: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/02/04/eurozone-greece-imf-discussion-idUSL1N0VE0WX20150204