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The European Central Bank (ECB) meeting in Greece, left interest rates unchanged on Thursday, after an unprecedented streak of 10 consecutive rate hikes. The ECB has lifted rates by a combined 4.5 percentage points since July 2022 to combat runaway...

The central bank of Greece cut its projection for growth in 2022 to 3.8% from a previous projection of 4.8% it announced on Thursday. The head of the central bank, Yannis Stournaras, told the bank's annual meeting of shareholders that...

  The Greek economy will receive a major boost over the coming years from the historic European Union decision to create a recovery fund, titled the "Next Generation EU" plan, agreed upon earlier this month, according to Bank of Greece...

Υiannis Stournaras, the Governor of the Bank of Greece, revealed on Friday that he proposed to the new Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the complete abolishment of capital controls in Greece. After his meeting with the PM at Maximos Mansion, Stournaras...

Bank of Greece (BoG) governor Yannis Stournaras in an interview with Greece's 'Parapolitika' newspaper on Saturday stressed the need to shield the Greek economy against international turmoil. "The international economic climate is not so friendly as some believe," Stournaras noted,...

Bank of Greece governor Yiannis Stournaras said in a letter responding to the IMF’s report published on Monday -- which proposed among other measures, broadening the personal income tax base and rationalizing pension spending as well as reducing non-performing...

The rise of populism, the anti-EU rhetoric, the refugee crisis, Brexit and the legacy of the Greek crisis are risks to the recovery of the country’s economy, Bank of Greece Governor Yiannis Stournaras said on Friday, while he reiterated...

The company offices of Stavroula Nikolopoulou - wife of Bank of Greece Governor Yannis Stournaras - were searched. The couple's home was also searched on Thursday following an order by Chief Corruption Prosecutor Eleni Raikou who is probing into...

Bank of Greece Governor Yiannis Stournaras said that capital controls will be lifted if a deal is made at the Eurogroup on May 24. He said that an agreement between Greece and its creditors would herald an end to...

Greek Finance Minister Giannis Stournaras will be attending todays Eurogroup meeting with a mission to assuage impatient EU Finance Ministers, ahead of the return of Troika officials. It is expected that Stournaras will use Greece's 2013  budget surplus as an example...