Greece

Representatives of the Greek government, the Institutions and private investors all agreed that clarity is essential for Greece's economic recovery; however the term seems to be having different meanings according to who is using it. The only thing that's clear...

"Greece could become the Silicon Valley of Europe", economist Alexander Kritikos said in an interview with ANA-MPA on the occasion of a conference "Greece after the elections, Reconstruction of Greece, German development ideas for the reconstruction of the Greek economy",...

Greece and the relations between the West and Russia will dominate an international conference taking place in Delphi this weekend, with the participation of internationally known personalities from Europe, Russia and the United States. Among the participants are US economist...

Europe’s stance in dealing with the tax reform in Greece is very hypocritical, French economist Thomas Piketty said in an interview to the Athens-Macedonian News Agency on Wednesday. "On one hand, they say rich Greeks must pay more taxes and on the other,...

President of the Hellenic Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos underlined his conviction on Saturday that Greece will remain in the European Union and the Eurozone, while receiving Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman at the presidential mansion in Athens. "Greece is orientated toward remaining...

Greece can never rebound without a generous debt haircut, said Yiannis Dragasakis, SYRIZA's chief economist. Speaking to Agence France-Presse ahead of Sunday's general elections Greece, Dragasakis said that despite what Greece's creditors say, a debt cut is absolutely necessary in...

The Economist Insights will hold its 18th round table with the government of Greece. The title of the roundtable will be: The big rethink for Europe, the big turning point for Greece. The roundtable discussions will take place on...

Does George Papandreou have to reshuffle his cabinet? Is the restructuring of the debt unavoidable? Can the famous “flat tax” save the Greek economy? What does the Prime Minister have to say next time he is going to meet...

Eurogroup President Jeroen Dijsselbloem is to arrive in Greece on Monday for talks with Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos as a prelude to the third review of the bailout program. The Dutch economist will be accompanied by the head of the...

Greece can borrow from the markets without the inclusion of its bonds in the European Central Bank's quantitative easing (QE), Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos said on Thursday. Even though Greece completed the second evaluation of the bailout program, the ECB...

International Monetary Fund's Greece mission chief Delia Velculescu said on Wednesday talks among Greece's creditors to specify the debt relief measures which will be offered to Greece must be completed soon. Speaking at an Economist conference in southern Athens, Velculescu...

"We knew that debt relief measures would be clarified at the end of the bailout program," said Greece's Deputy Finance Minister Giorgos Chouliarakis on Wednesday. Speaking at an Economist conference in Lagonissi, Athens, Chouliarakis said that Greece needs to reach...

Following an Economist Conference that took place last Wednesday in Frankfurt, Yannis Stournaras, the governor of the Bank of Greece, warned that Greece's economy "cannot withstand the uncertainty of one more year on whether there is going to be some...

"The implementation of the agreed reforms is the best way for Greece to stand on its feet again, as happened with the other countries that received assistance," German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said in a written statement at the...

Bank of Greece governor Yiannis Stournaras underlined the significant progress of the Greek economy since 2010 and the correction of the imbalances. Stournaras was addressing on Wednesday an Economist conference held in Frankfurt. "It is a unique progress without precedent in...