alexis tsipras -- the latest talk over greece's braille -- over greece's bailout ongoing in athens. >> the results of the reforms undertaken come of the efforts made are there. they are spectacular. they should be furthered, of course. >> greece has achieved better than expected results on its primary budget surplus. 3.5% to is to reach approve its finances. creditors want to bring in tax reform so more people would pay income taxes. creditors say pensions should also be reviewed and lower it. greek government hoped to avoid as the population feels it already has made enough sacrifices. the imf says greece should also get debt relief, something germany has resisted so far. reach aks want to long-term agreement. >> it will be a decade after the program. greece's debts must we reduced. and so like rhys's reentry to the markets will not need support. >> the preliminary deal needs to be reached by march 20 when euro zone ministers meet again. moving on to other business headlines. 20th century fox has notified the european commission of its $14 billion bid for full control of sky. that me

comments from alexis tsipras as the country faces delays in its bailout review. negotiation's between greases mainlanders will drag on for months. and the international monetary fund -- both sides agree on the country's fiscal progress and its resistance to adopting further austerity measures. >> it is clear that no matter how they may want to stall negotiations at a technical level there is no turning back. greece has already turned the page. whether they like it or not, the economy was resilient. the economy recovered. >> let's take a look at the other stories we are tracking for you. germany announced a billion euros to boost its capital position. this news sent deutsche bank shares tumbling. it also announced the number of divisions, and the new strategy announcement is yet another change of course for deutsche bank. e-commerce giant amazon has brokered a deal with -- it will allow customers to pick up 4000 outlets across spain and portugal. the offering will gradually be rolled out over the next two months. asfollows the same service 320 sites in italy. and

greek's main opposition party is warning prime minister alexis tsipras it will not bail out the governmentare demanding more austerity measures. we talked with the party leader. >> we are not going to vote for those. we made that very clear. we feel these fiscal measures are at a cost that greece unfortunately has to pay for the incompetence of this government. alisa: nigeria's president returned to the country after taking medical leave that lasted a month and a half. the 74-year-old former military dictator remained out of sight for weeks with anxiety rising steadily across the country. he has yet to disclose his illness. in 2010, the country went into paralysis when a former president died in office. in asia, the impeachment of a south korean president opens the door for a reset in the north korea and china relationship. the court set the stage for elections in 60 days. they also may rethink the antimissile system china opposes. malaysian police have formally identified kim jong-nam as the victim of a fatal nerve agent attack. he was the estranged half-brother of north korea's ruler. th

prime minister alexis tsipras blamed the economic crisis on the lenders. >> translator: the crisis startedrom banks inability to provide liquidity to the economy and will finish and end with inability. this is the framework as we see how we, banks, governments, social agencies, professional bodies, chambers can work effectivelimey me effectively. now we have to work together. >>> is it fair to blame the lenders on a big part of the current crisis that greece is facing? >> you have a problem. when the austerity measures and they were in the program for seven years. this is a world record. this made our society feel tired. mistakes have been made from both sides. from our side, we never really implemented all the reforms. and from the lenders sides because they didn't understand how the economy was working and what they could really do and what they could not do. for us it's not important who has the blame. for us, what is important is how our country will exit the crisis. how are people are going to have a better future. i hear mr. tsipras say imf is to be blamed. let's say imf is to be bla

seems like this is going to keep happening because there are issues over pension reforms, the alexis tsiprast really underwater in the polls. heldere were an election today, they're pretty far behind it to the rival conservative party. they cannot come to an agreement to disperse in the next bailout trench -- next bailout tranche. scarlet: breathing room for now. joe: but still a lot of anxiety. in two make over 9% years that you just have to be totally confident. scarlet: this can move a very sharply. joe: exactly right. next,t: coming up california congresswoman jackie speier was asking questions at the hearing on russia and james comey. we will get her take on the dramatic testimony. from new york, this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ italy's finance minister is optimistic the united kingdom and european union will find consensus on trade as the countdown to brexit continues. he spoke to reporters today in brussels. >> i have already had the chance to speak with chancellor hammond about this. i think that, of course, the are looking at the issue from different perspectives, but it is a good spirit of c

economic ministers will reiterate that alexis tsipras's government has yet to comply with the emergency loans that has kept them afloat since 2010. global news, 24 hours a day, powered by over 2600 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. you can find more stories on the bloomberg at top . japan was closed for a public holiday here in asia, and it seems that volatility and risk appetite also have the day off. good gains coming through from hong kong, we saw material 200,rs hurt the asx jacquard also coming off that record high. japan was up for a seventh session. if we have a look at stocks in particular, shed more energy is the standout after announcing a special dividend, rising by close to 16% in the late session. company says it will have a long-term goal of retreating oil from palm fruit . australiaerals in shows the impact of copper, retreating from six days of gains. we saw copper stocks across the asia pac come under pressure. jakarta came of record highs today, but is still holding at that record high, and it is the only index to do so. is starting to show that