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Greece has missed the deadline for a €1.6bn (£1.1bn) payment to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), hours after eurozone ministers refused to extend its bailout. 希腊已经错过了向国际货币基金组织支付16亿欧元的最后期限。在此之前的数小时，欧元区的部长们拒绝对希腊的紧急援助延期。 But the ministers said they would discuss a last-minute suggestion from Greece for a new bailout programme. 但当时他们表示愿意在最后时刻与希腊就新的紧急援助项目进行讨论。 Greece is the first advanced country to fail to repay a loan to the IMF and is now formally in arrears. 希腊是首个未能偿还国际货币基金组织贷款的发达国家，目前，它正式处于拖欠状态。 There are fears that this could put Greece at risk of leaving the euro. 有人担心这将使希腊面临退出欧元区的危险。 The IMF confirmed that Greece had failed to make the payment, shortly after 22:00 GMT on Tuesday. 周二，刚过格林威治时间晚上10点，国际货币基金组织确认希腊没能支付款项。 "We have informed our Executive Board that Greece is now in arrears and can only receive IMF financing once the arrears are cleared," said IMF spokesman Gerry Rice. 该组织发言人格里·莱斯称：“我们已经通知执行董事会，希腊目前处于拖欠状态，国际货币基金组织在希腊结清欠款前不会再为其提供资金。” | 
