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Greece Sees Major Positive Economic Developments in February
This Friday held a positive surprise for the Greek economy, as the yield on Greece's 10-year state bond fell to 3.647 percent, the lowest level in more than a year.
According to Greece’s state-run AMNA news agency, this is partially...
Economy
Greece Plans Return to Markets With Five-Year Bond
Greece's debt agency announced the country's return to the bond markets on Monday, with a five-year syndicated issue of the financial product.
The bond issue will be launched “in the near future, subject to market conditions”, authorities said in a...
Economy
Standard & Poor’s Keeps Greece’s Credit Rating to B+
Standard & Poor’s (S&P) rating agency kept Greece’s credit rating at ''B+'' on Friday, following an upgrade made in July 2018, when the agency increased the country's rating by one notch.
According to S&P, the outlook for the Greek economy...
Economy
Greek Inflation Rises by One Percent in November
Inflation, or the adjusted index of consumer prices, showed an increase of 1.1 percent in November over levels of a year ago, according to Greek Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) data published on Monday.
The average annual inflation rate for the period...
Business
Greek Saffron To Reach Chinese Stores By 2019
Greek saffron, known as the "red gold" of the Greek nation, is expected to soon hit the Chinese market, landing on the shelves of Chinese shops by the start of 2019.
Speaking to the state-run A.M.N.A., President of the Kozani...
Economy
Greece to Proceed "Soon" with Bond Swap Deal
Greece will soon proceed with a bond swap exercise worth 30 billion euros, a top Finance ministry official told the Athens News Agency (ANA) on Tuesday.
With the swap plan, the Greek state aims to improve liquidity in the second...
Economy
Greece will Soon be Able to Access the Markets, Schaeuble Says
Greece is currently on a good path and, even though it has not fully overcome the problem, the more pessimistic forecasts of the critics were not borne out, outgoing German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said in an interview due...
Greece
Tsipras Outlines His Version of a Greek 'Success Story' in TV Interview
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras had an optimistic message to Greeks saying that the worst is over and that the end of program in 2018 will signify a new era for the country.
In a live interview with Alpha TV, Tsipras...
Economy
Tsipras Hails Greece's Return to Markets; EU's Moscovici Urges Implementation of Reforms (video)
Greece sold debt to private investors for the first time in three years, an upbeat Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras hailed what he called a "special day."
At his meeting in Athens with EU Commissioner Pierre Moscovici, Tsipras that “it is...
Economy
Greece Postpones Exit to Markets Until IMF Meeting
The Greek government decided to postpone testing the waters in the international money markets that was initially planned for Monday or Tuesday.
According to press reports, Athens decided to cancel the issuing of government bonds until after the IMF’s Board...