Greek exports to the United Kingdom up in H1 2017
IBNA – Greek exports to the United Kingdom increased in the first half of 2017 compared to the first half of 2016, with the largest […]
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“Invest in Greece, you won’t regret it”
Reuters — Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras urged French businesses on Friday to invest in Greece, as it emerges from its debt crisis, and assured […]
French President calls for EU’s rebirth, voices support to Greece in Athens visit
Xinhua– The handing of the Greek debt crisis has been a European failure underlining the need for a revival of the European Union, French President Emmanuel Macron said […]
Moscovici: Greece to remain under supervision until 75% of loans are paid off
Naftemporiki — European Commissioner Pierre Moscovici stated Wednesday in a written response to a question, that Greece would remain under fiscal supervision even after the […]
Taxpayers declare lower incomes for 2016
eKathimerini — Data from 2017 tax statements (for 2016 incomes), which have now been seen by both the Finance Ministry and the country’s creditors, will be […]
Archaeological council decision regarding Helleniko investment postponed for 2 weeks
Naftemporiki — A very closely watched session of Greece’s Central Archaeological Council (KAS) ended in the early morning hours of Wednesday morning after eight hours […]
Monday’s EWG unhappy with Greece’s progress over implementing reforms
Naftemporiki — The third evaluation of Greece’s compliance to the bailout programme has started, and the Greek government got a taste the lender’s mood during […]
Greece eases capital controls from 1 September
From today, 1 September comes into force a further lifting of capital restrictions, which have been in place since mid-2015. The further lifting of the cash limit on bank […]
Strengthening euro has Greek exporters worried
eKathimerini — Greek exporters are quite concerned about the euro’s significant rise against the dollar and other key foreign currencies since March, fearing Greek commodities […]
Greece offers latest effort to reform public sector, a key bailout demand
Reuters – Greece’s government presented a three-year plan to overhaul the country’s public sector on Wednesday, the latest attempt to fix a problem that helped […]
Technical Chamber of Greece proposes integrated land use database to tackle red tape, corruption
eKathimerini — In the effort to overcome Greece’s notorious bureaucracy, conflicting laws and corruption that is sabotaging badly needed investment, the president of the Technical […]
Chastised by EU, Greece embraces China’s cash and interests
NYT — After years of struggling under austerity imposed by European partners and a chilly shoulder from the United States, Greece has embraced the advances of China, its […]
2017: A turnaround year for Greek property?
The Move Channel — 2017 could be the turnaround year for Greek property, as overseas buyers begin to return to the country. New research from […]
Fitch upgrades Greece to ‘B-‘ from ‘CCC’ – Outlook positive
Naftemporiki — Fitch Ratings has upgraded Greece’s Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDR) to ‘B-‘ from ‘CCC’, with a ‘positive’ outlook. From the rating report: Fitch […]
VAT discount for 32 Greek isles to be abolished as of Jan. 1, 2018
Naftemporiki — Increased VAT rates that were imposed in most of Greece last year – on the back of a tax “tsunami” to meet memorandum-mandated […]