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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...
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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...
Economy
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...
Economy
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...
Economy
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...
Economy
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...
Economy
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...
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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...
Economy
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...
Economy
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...
Economy
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...
Economy
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;...
Economy
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...
Economy
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...
Economy
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...