More Greeks face poverty, Eurostat study shows
eKathimerini — One in three Greeks were at risk of poverty or social exclusion in 2015, just below Romania (37.3 percent) and Bulgaria (41.3 percent), […]
ECONOMY
Schäuble insists that the Greek public debt is not a problem
To Vima — Germany’s Minister of Finance Wolfgang Schäuble urged Greek authorities to carry on with the implementation of reforms, following the recent progress. In […]
Did Russia prevent Greece from leaving the Eurozone?
Zero Hedge — Earlier this week a surprising update has hit the wires. According to two journalists of Le Monde who were trying to write […]
Will the Greek economy ever recover?
BBC — The curious saying “beware Greeks bearing gifts” alludes more to the fable of Troy’s wooden horse than to the warmth and hospitality for […]
Creditors head to Athens as Greek economy at crossroads
DW — The first audit of Greece’s structural changes had barely concluded when it was announced that international creditors would arrive in Athens on Monday to […]
Tsipras urges lenders to deliver on debt relief
Voice Of America — Greece signaled Thursday that it was running out of patience with international lenders sitting on the fence over its call for debt […]
Reuters: IMF will stay out of Greek bailout but will take special status
Reuters — The International Monetary Fund will not join the Greek bailout programme but will likely accept a special advisory status with limited powers that […]
IMF, Germany still at odds over Greece debt as EU sees concerns
Bloomberg — The International Monetary Fund and the European Commission remain at odds with the German government over the need to reduce Greece’s debt load, […]
Greek Dairy Industry launches initiative to help Greek feta identity
Earlier in the week it was Greek yogurt that hit the headlines. Now its the turn of Greek Feta cheese to face its own identity crisis. […]
Greek government, OECD launch project to fight corruption
Greek Reporter — The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and the Greek Government, on Wednesday launched a collaboration project to fight corruption. The project […]
Chinese, Greek leaders vow to deepen cooperation at various levels
Xinhua — Senior Communist Party of China (CPC) official Liu Yunshan met with Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos in Athens on Tuesday, agreeing to deepen cooperation between […]
Greece expects growth, lower debt, unemployment to ease in 2017 – draft budget
Recession-hit Greece on Monday predicted a return to growth in 2017 and a drop in its huge debt burden via a tax-heavy draft budget submitted […]
Schaeuble: No need to ease Greece’s debt for now
eKathimerini — German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble on Wednesday evening doused hopes for strong measures to ease Greece’s debt, although earlier his Greek counterpart Euclid […]
Greece passes electricity market reform, sets sovereign wealth fund
Euractiv — Greek lawmakers yesterday passed reforms sought by the country’s creditors to cut pension spending and expedite privatisations in exchange for financial aid under […]
Major oil reserve of 80-100 mln barrels discovered off Patra coast
eKathimerini — A significant oil reserve in the Patraikos Gulf near Patra, on a par with that at Prinos off Thasos island, has been confirmed […]