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Who does Greece owe all its money to?

Who does Greece owe all its money to?

Talks between Greece and its creditors have stuttered again this week as a deadline for repayment looms.

The country's anti-austerity Syriza government is hoping to secure a further €7.2bn (£5.2bn) on Thursday to prevent it from defaulting on what it owes to the International Monetary Fund and the European Central Bank at the end of the month.

Its creditors want to see strict reforms to its economy before disbursing the funds but negotiations in Brussels on Sunday collapsed after just 45 minutes.

The Independent's economics editor Ben Chu reports that on Saturday EU officials discussed three options for the future of Greece. A successful cash-for-reforms deal (judged the least likely result), another extension of its current bailout programme or outright default.

As the above chart from Statista shows, Greece owes €323bn - or 180 per cent of its gross domestic product - to various creditors.

If Greece defaults on its repayments it could be forced to exit the 19-nation eurozone.

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