Greece
Economy
Greek Bond Yields Rise Amid International Tensions
International market strife over U.S. sanctions on Russia and Turkey has had a knock-on effect with Greek bond yields breaking the four-percent mark on Thursday.
The bad news comes as Greece prepares to officially exit from its bailout program on...
Economy
Greek Bond Yields Hit 12-Year-Low
Greece’s 10-year borrowing costs hit their lowest in 12 years on Friday, benefiting from expectations of an exit from its bailout this year, underpinned by risk appetite and a tentative economic recovery.
Having been among the best performing government bond...
Economy
Short-dated Greek Bond Yields Rise after Failure to Reach Debt Relief Deal
Greece's short-dated state bond yields rose sharply on Tuesday after Greece and creditors failed to agree on closing the bailout program review and debt relief measures, Reuters says.
The Greek government urgently needs the next rescue loan tranche in order...
Economy
Greek State Bond Yields See Fall
Greek state bond yields declined further on Thursday, with the yield of the 10-year benchmark bond dropping as low as 4.06 percent.
The trend is seen reflecting a prevailing positive economic climate in the country.
An economic restructuring and the prospect...
Economy
Greek 10-Year Bond Yields Hit Eleven-Year Low
Greek 10-year government bonds yields hit an 11-year low on Friday, as recent upbeat economic data and a deal struck with its lenders encouraged investors to snap up Greek debt.
Greece and its eurozone creditors reached a preliminary agreement earlier...
Economy
Greek Government Bond Yields At Sky High Again As Political Instability Grows
Following in the footsteps of the virtual collapse of the Greek stock market and the overall political climate prevailing in the country, Greek government bond yields have shot through the roof, with 10-year bond yields moving up by 2.1%...
Economy
Greek 10-Year Bond Yields Shoot Up Amid EU Skepticism Over Bailout Exit
Greece’s government bonds declined today, pushing 10-year yields to their highest level since May. The news follows Eurozone finance ministers' purported clash with Greek leaders over their desire to sever a bailout program.
The drop pushed the 10-year yield up...
Business
Greece Raises $3.4 Billion From 10-Year Bond Issue
Greece raised 3.0 billion euros ($3.4 billion) at an interest rate of 1.8 percent from the new 10-year bond issue on Wednesday.
Finance Minister Christos Staikouras said the country's first bond issue of the year was a success as it...
Business
Greek Real Estate Market Set to Rebound in Post-pandemic Greece
Ana Vukovic, from Collier’s Greece and Serbia, spoke about the challenges of the post-pandemic world for Greek real estate.
Economy
Greece Issues 30-Year Bond Confirming Full Return to Markets
Greece announced it will issue a 30-year bond, the longest-maturity sale since 2008, completing the country’s full return to debt markets.
Economy
2019 Proves to Be the Best Year for Greek Stocks in Two Decades
Barring any unforeseen turbulence which might occur in the very last days of 2019, the Athens Stock Exchange (ATHEX) is set to celebrate its best year since the turn of the millennium.
ATHEX is among the top performers among stock...
Business
Kick-Starting Stalled Investments Will Give Much-Needed Boost to Greek Economy
Greece’s financial crisis is still affecting the hopes and dreams of the people that live in the country, as it has been in economic turmoil for most of the last decade.
Greece’s GDP shrunk 26% in the span of eight...
Economy
Greek Bond Rally Continues, 10-Year Yield At Lowest Level Since 2005
Thursday brought some good news for the Greek economy as the country's government bond yields continued their downward trend, reaching the lowest levels seen in more than thirteen years.
More specifically, Greece's 10-year bond yield reached 3.36 percent, which is...
Economy
Demand for Greek 10-Year Bond Exceeds 11 Billion Euros
Investors' bids on a new Greek 10-year bond issue exceeded 11.3 billion euros on Tuesday, with the interest rate of the issue set at 3.9 percent, according to sources quoted by the Athens News Agency.
Earlier in the day, Greek...
Business
Greece Launches 10-Year Bond After Moody's Upgrade
Greece officially launched procedures to issue new 10-year state bonds on Monday by appointing BNP Paribas, Citi, Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs and J.P. Morgan as underwriters of the syndicated loan.
The Public Debt Management Agency said that the bond issue...