Dimitris MArdas

In an attempt to reverse the negative climate created primarily by foreign media reports, numerous government officials are sending out the message that Greece has enough cash to make the International Monetary Fund (IMF) 450 million euros repayment, due...

The Greek government has signaled an end to the alarm regarding the possibility of running out of cash if an agreement is not reached with its partners until April 9, when it is scheduled to repay some 450 million...

Greek Deputy Finance Minister Dimitris Mardas  expressed his optimism today that Greece will be able to repay a loan tranche of 450 million euros to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), ruling out scenarios that the country will run out...

Greek Deputy Finance Minister Dimitris Mardas in statements to Greek television said that he sees an agreement with the country's creditors on Wednesday. He estimated that creditors are not going to delay the negotiations. "I see an agreement tomorrow," he underlined. Regarding the country's cash...

Totally clear to what Greece should do to receive the financial aid appeared today German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble's spokesperson Martin Jaeger. As he said, the Greek side has not yet submitted a complete list of proposals to the...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel asked Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to reduce pensions, said Deputy Finance Minister Dimitris Mardas. Speaking on Greek television on Monday, the Deputy Minister referred to the recent meeting of the two countries' leaders in Berlin and the...

His belief that there are alternative solutions to liquidity problems in March expressed a senior Greek financial official just before the Government Council for Economic Policy meeting that was earlier concluded under the presidency of government Vice President Giannis Dragasakis....

Just days after Greece's agreement with its European loan partners, government officials express concerns that there will be fiscal gaps in the 2015 budget and a need for further aid. A few hours earlier, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble made the...

Greek tax revenue in January 2015 was one 1 billion euros short of reaching the expected target (23%), causing a major setback for the newly elected government. According to Finance Ministry data, Greece only had 3.49 billion euros in tax revenue in...

Greece's public debt increased to 185% of GDP in 2014, Deputy Finance Minister Dimitris Mardas said in a press briefing on Wednesday, presenting figures from the state's General Accounting Office. He expressed his concern over the debt's upward trend, stressing that it...