Christos Staikouras

Greek Finance Minister Christos Staikouras announced the successful reissue of Greece's 5-year and 30-year bonds. These bonds allow investors to invest in the Greek government's sovereign debt for the next 5 or 30 years, depending on which bond they...

Greece received its strongest-ever demand for a bond sale and cemented its place as one of Europe’s most sought-after borrowers.

Greece has raised approximately 3 billion euros ($3.6 billion) after the completion of a five-year bond issue on Wednesday. Greek Finance Minister Christos Staikouras welcomed the successful raising of the funds, which came at an almost zero interest rate, setting a...

S&P Global Ratings, the American credit rating agency, upgraded Greece’s sovereign credit rating by one notch on Friday, to "BB" from "BB-".

The European Investment Bank agreed to help manage up to 5 billion as part of Greece’s implementation of the National Recovery Plan

The coronavirus lockdown is costing Greece around 750 million euros ($902 million) per week, Finance Minister Christos Staikouras said on Thursday.

Moody's, the bond credit rating agency, upgraded Greece's credit rating on Friday, giving the country's market a boost amidst the Covid-19 pandemic. The country's rating went from a B1 to a B3, signaling the possibility of economic recovery in the...

Finance ministers of eurozone countries agreed on Thursday evening to to make €500 billion ($547 billion) available "immediately" to stimulate the EU economy that is hit hard by the covid-19 pandemic. The decision came after hours of deliberation between the...

Greek Finance Minister Christos Staikouras said on Thursday that the country's economy is expected to contract by between one and three percent in 2020 due to the coronavirus crisis. Speaking to Skai TV, he said he expected the impact to...

Eurozone finance ministers decided on Monday evening to scrap the primary surplus target of 3.5 percent of GDP for Greece this year in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. "Today's (yesterday's) decisions fully meet Greek positions and priorities," Finance Minister...