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How Greece’s Liquidity Problem Could Cause an Unplanned Grexit
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By Panicos O. Demetriades, University of Leicester
As Greece moves from one repayment deadline to another, you can be forgiven for thinking that the country’s main daily challenge is finding the money to pay its public sector workers and meet its...
Economy
U.S. Treasury Secretary: 'Greece and Its Creditors Need to Reach Deal Fast'
U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew, appeared optimistic that Greece and its creditors will reach an agreement soon, during an open discussion in Dresden for LSE.U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew, appeared optimistic that Greece and its creditors will reach an...
Crime
Greek-British Arrested in FIFA Scandal
Greek-British Costas Takkas is one of the FIFA officials who were arrested on Wednesday in Switzerland on charges of corruption.
Takkas is a former general secretary of the Cayman Islands football association and has worked as an advisor to CONCACAF...
Economy
German FinMin Schaeuble Surprised by Greek Agreement Statements
German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said he was surprised by Greek officials' statements that Greece and its creditors are close to an agreement" contradicting Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras who said earlier that he is finally close to an agreement with...
Canada
Canadian Dollar Dips as Greek Economy Drama Continues
The possibility Greece could miss a payment to its creditors added pressure to international stock markets and kept U.S. futures from making any major gains.
Both S&P 500 futures rose 0.1 per cent and Dow futures also edged up 0.1...
Economy
ECB Maintains Greek Banks' Liquidity Limit Amid Talk of Capital Controls
The European Central Bank (ECB) board of directors decided on Wednesday to maintain the limit through the emergency liquidity assistance (ELA) scheme to 80.2 billion euros.
In the past few weeks, the ECB kept providing liquidity to Greek banks through ELA. Last week,...
Economy
Tsipras: 'Greece Is on the Final Stretch Toward a Bailout Deal'
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras told media on Wednesday afternoon that Greece is finally close to an agreement with its international creditors in order to receive the emergency cash the country needs to avoid a potential default.
"We took many steps. We are...
Economy
Greek Labor Minister: No Cuts in Supplementary Pensions
"The discussion is still open on the collective negotiations and the minimum wage. This does not mean that the Greek government will not proceed with the implementation of this particular commitment in any case," stated Greek Labor Minister...
Economy
Greece Among Main Topics in G7 Summit
German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble and Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann host their G7 counterparts - Britain, France, Germany, USA, Japan, Italy, Canada - in Dresden on May 27-29.
Among the main topics to be discussed will be Greece, although no decisions...
Economy
Greek FinMin Varoufakis: Alleged 1.8 Bln Euro Gap Is Part of the Effort for Further Austerity
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker's statement for a 1.8-billion-euro VAT deviation between Greece and its partners is an effort from the creditors' side to impose further austerity on Greece, Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis said on Wednesday.
Varoufakis said that...
Greek News
Greek-American Businesswoman Offers Free Meals to Those in Need
Greek-American Eleni Fotidou owns "Zorba" restaurant in Virginia Beach. A few days ago, while working at her restaurant, she came across a man looking for something to eat around the dumpster. She felt heartbroken.
As a proud Greek, Fotidou made...
Economy
SYRIZA Radicals React to European Commission President's Comment, Insist on Grexit
SYRIZA radicals reacted to a comment made by European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, who said he believes that SYRIZA is not a "normal party."
Juncker said that he trusts Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras because he is becoming "increasingly responsible" but...
Greece
Thessaloniki: The Next Big Wedding Trend For Turks
According to recent data released by the Consulate General of Turkey in Thessaloniki, Greece, approximately twenty Turkish wedding ceremonies took place in the region in 2014.
Local officials claim that the number of wedding ceremonies is expected to rise in 2015, taking into...
Economy
Greece to Present New Reforms List to Expedite Agreement
The Greek government appears optimistic over the agreement with creditors as it is ready to present a list of reforms that will include concessions on thorny issues.
Despite the fact that several reports quote European officials saying that a deal with...
Cyprus
US Ambassador: I Personally do not Regard the Cyprus Problem as a Matter of Invasion and Occupation
U.S. Ambassador to Cyprus John M. Koenig said that he personally does not regard the Cyprus problem as essentially a matter of invasion and occupation, noting that it is up to the Cypriots to reclaim the Cyprus Dream.
Koenig was speaking at an...