Greece's ability to avoid default hangs in the balance asinternational monitors prepare to assess whether Prime MinisterGeorge Papandreou can meet the conditions of rescue loans.

European Union and International Monetary Fund inspectors hold ateleconference today at 7 p.m. Athens time with Finance MinisterEvangelos Venizelos, to judge whether the government is eligiblefor an aid payment due next month and on track for a second rescuepackage approved by EU leaders July 21.

“We can't move along without real implementation of fiscalreforms and we are late,” Venizelos said at a conference in Athenstoday. “We must reach the end of December with a cash balanceresult that's within fiscal targets.”

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