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Gikas Hardouvelis: From Humble Beginnings to the Hot Seat of the Ministry of Finance

Gikas Hardouvelis, the new Greek Minister of Finance who replaced the much-criticized Yannis Stournaras in the hot seat of the office, was born in a small village in Arkadia, Peloponnese, to a poor family. He went to primary school in...

Greek Ex-FinMin G. Hardouvelis Implicated Pumping Money Abroad

Conflict has broken out between the opposition conservative New Democracy (ND) party and the Radical Left Coalition (SYRIZA) government concerning Greek former finance minister Gikas Hardouvelis money pumped abroad from his personal accounts. Real News rights that the head...

Greek FinMin Hardouvelis Warns Over Economy Dropback due to Stalled Review

Greece's Finance Minister Gikas Hardouvelis warned that the country's economy could suffer a significant drop back into recession if the Greek bailout program review remains stalled. In an interview with the Sunday edition of Greek newspaper "Kathimerini," Hardouvelis pointed...

FinMin Hardouvelis: 'Greece will Regain Access to Markets in 2015'

The negotiations with the technical team of Greece's Troika of lenders "are on a good path and the government has managed to have a positive approach to most of the open issues," Greek Finance Minister Gikas Hardouvelis said...

FinMin Hardouvelis: Greece Will Have a Safe Agreement with Creditors

His confidence that the country will achieve a "safe" agreement with its lenders if it remains calm, expressed Greek Finance Minister Gikas Hardouvelis during a meeting with President of the Hellenic Republic Karolos Papoulias. "In the final straight for the...

Greek FinMin Hardouvelis Sends Letter to Troika

Greece’s Finance Minister, Gikas Hardouvelis, sent a letter to the representatives of the country’s international lenders yesterday, explaining the positions on key issues that the Greek government is about to follow during the upcoming negotiations. The letter was in regards...

FinMin Hardouvelis: Greece Might Need a Year of Limited EU/IMF Supervision

At a time when most cabinet members speak about the long-awaited exit from the bailout program, Greek Finance Minister Gikas Hardouvelis spread discomfiture to the government with his statements in Reuters on Wednesday, proving the lack of communication between...

Hardouvelis – Schaeuble: We Should Find a Common Solution for Greece's Next Day

An hour-long meeting was held earlier today between Greek Finance Minister Gikas Hardouvelis and his German counterpart Wolfgang Schaeuble, on the sidelines of the OECD World Forum held in Berlin. The two Ministers, amongst other, focused on the upcoming review...

Meeting Between Greek FinMin Hardouvelis and IMF's Lagarde Concluded

The meeting between Greece's Finance Minister Gikas Hardouvelis and IMF Chief Christine Lagarde at the Funds' headquarters in Washington has officially concluded. Bank of Greece Governor Yannis Stournaras, Antonis Samaras's advisor Stavros Papastavrou, and Greece's IMF representative Thanos Katsampas participated...

Hardouvelis: 'All Issues Under Negotiation to Be Laid on the Table'

Greece’s Finance Minister Gikas Hardouvelis has said that he is optimistic about the outcome of today's negotiations with international creditors. The minister delivered the statement after a meeting with Prime Minister Antonis Samaras at Maximos Mansion yesterday evening. Hardouvelis declared...

Hardouvelis to Table 2015 Draft Budget on Oct. 6

The Greek Parliament concludes its summer recess sessions this week and launches the new period for the Regular Plenary Session on Monday. On Monday, October 6, Greece's Finance Minister Gikas Hardouvelis will table the 2015 draft budget in Parliament. According to...

Hardouvelis: Greece Will Take Emergency Loans to Exit Bailout

Greek Finance Minister Gikas Hardouvelis talked to Bloomberg TV’s Guy Johnson on Friday and stated that Greece is likely to resort to emergency loans in 2015 and 2016 in order to exit from the terms of its bailout. "The IMF doesn’t want to lend alone;...

Hardouvelis Sees Great Foreign Interest For Investing in Greece

Foreign investors are showing great interest in the Greek investment program and the privatization of some of the government’s assets, as they see there is only upside potential in the country, Greek Finance Minister Gikas Hardouvelis told US network CNBC...

ENFIA Tops Agenda at MPs and Hardouvelis Meeting

The errors in the calculation of the unified property tax (ENFIA) topped the agenda of a meeting between Finance Minister Gikas Hardouvelis and coalition government MPs, as the government prepares to make changes to the levy that should ease the burden on thousands...

Samaras Shakes It Up, Hardouvelis New Finance Chief

Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, his New Democracy Conservatives still reeling from being beaten in the European Parliament elections by the major opposition Coalition of the Radical Left (SYRIZA), made changes in his Cabinet on June 9, with the...