Christos Staikouras

Greek banks are ready to implement the law on "bad loans." This emerged after today's meeting at the government headquarters between Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, government Vice President Evangelos Venizelos, Finance Minister Gikas Hardouvelis, Alternate Finance Minister Christos Staikouras,...

The Greek government announced on Tuesday that the country has achieved a primary surplus of 2.5 billion euros, or 1.4% of gross domestic product, between January and September. Alternate Finance Minister Christos Staikouras stated that the primary surplus has surpassed the target...

The draft budget currently tabled in parliament does not include a reduction in tax rates. It does, however, include a 1 billion euro increase in revenues. It also foresees a reduction in unemployment rates and sets the primary surplus...

The government will aim for a primary budget surplus of 2.9% next year, just shy of the 3% target set out under the bailout agreement, says the deputy finance minister. The target is part of a 2015 draft budget that...

Greece reported a primary surplus of 2.5 billion euros in the January-August period, sharply up from a primary surplus of 1.2 billion euros in the corresponding period last year, the Finance Ministry said in an announcement. The announcement noted that...

AP - Greece 's finance ministry says the country's budgetary position is much better than anticipated. It says that its surplus, once debt and interest payments are excluded, in the first eight months of the year is double the amount...

The Greek government on Wednesday reported a primary surplus of 3.2 billion euros or 1.8% of GDP, in the January-July period this year, from a primary surplus of 1.8 billion or 1.0% of GDP in the corresponding period of 2013. According...

The unified property tax known as ENFIA will be paid in six installments. The decision was made at a broad meeting chaired by Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras with the participation of Government Vice-President Evangelos Venizelos, Finance Minister Gikas Hardouvelis and Alternate Finance...

In a report on budget execution, the finance ministry said that the primary surplus totalled 1.8 billion euros in the first half of 2014, up from a primary deficit of 1.9 billion euros in the corresponding period in 2013....

Greek budget recorded a primary surplus of 1.2 billion euros in the first five months of the year, Alternate Minister of Finance Christos Staikouras said on Monday. In a report on budget execution, the Finance Ministry announced that the primary surplus totaled...