2015 Event Debt rating company Moody's downgrades Greece to a Caa3 rating after the country misses its $1.6 billion payment to the IMF; Greek citizens will vote July 5th on whether to accept austerity conditions in exchange for bailout funds 2015 Event Greece misses its $1.8 billion debt payment to the IMF after a bailout extension request was denied; Greek leaders had rejected making reforms in exchange for the funds, but Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is now willing to negotiate 2014 Event French judicial officials are investigating IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde for her alleged role in fraudulent payments during her time as France's finance minister; LaGarde believe that the charges are unfounded 2013 Event The IMF tells Germany now to impose austerity measures that are too harsh, and that they must be prepared to miss their deficit reduction target if Greece needs extra stimulus 2013 Event Despite concerns that Greece's government is reforming too slowly, European Commission, the European Central Bank and the IMF gives Greece an additional 6.2 billion euros 1994 Death Pierre-Paul Schweitzer, French director of IMF (1963-73), dies at 81 1992 Death Robert Muldoon, premier New Zealand (1975-84)/President IMF, dies 1982 Event IMF lends Mexico $3.8 billion due to threatened bankrupcy 1973 Event H. J. Witteveen appointed as director of IMF 1964 Event IMF grants Great Britain credit of $1 billion 1955 Event Piet Lieftinck becomes director v/h IMF (World bank) 1944 Event Conference of Bretton Woods signed; IMF operations begin 1944 Event Bretton Woods Conference starts, establishing IMF and World Bank 1921 Birthday Robert Muldoon, premier New Zealand, 1975-84, chairman, IMF 1921 Birthday Hendrik J Witteveen, economist/minister of finance/director, IMF
