Troika: Negotiations with Athens "Productive" - Few Issues Outstanding

The Troika said in a statement on Thursday that positive progress has been made in negotiations with the Greek government, but a few issues still remain outstanding.

     "The discussions will continue from respective headquarters. The European Commission, ECB and IMF staff teams expect to return to Athens in early December," they noted in a joint announcement from Brussels.

Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras is scheduled to depart for Friday's Eurogroup meeting in Brussels on Thursday, the agenda of which does not include Greece. The representatives of the Troika are not going to attend Friday's meeting and are expected to be back in the Greek capital sometime in early December.