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Economy
Samaras Looks To Growth, Debt Relief Next
Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras, who once said Greece didn't need debt relief, on April 28 confirmed that it does and that the government next week will begin the process of asking international lenders to restructure 240 billion euros in...
Economy
EU Says No More Greek Worker Firings
BRUSSELS - With Greece expecting to see the beginning of a recovery later this year, European Union officials said there's no need for more worker layoffs but that the government has to improve the quality of its notoriously-inefficient public...
Economy
New Samaras Shuffle, Stournaras to Bank of Greece
With one eye on a hopeful economic recovery and the other on next month's critical elections for Greek municipalities and the European Parliament, Prime Minister Antonis Samaras is reportedly planning yet another Cabinet shakeup that will see Finance Minister...
Economy
Samaras N.Y. Meeting With Dimon Opened Bond Market Door
Greece's successful, if cautious, return to the bond markets this month was the result of a secret, carefully-crafted meeting Prime Minister Antonis Samaras had in New York with investors, brokered by noted Greek-American financier Jamie Dimon, Chief Executive of...
Greece
Greek Products That Are Successful Abroad
Greek agricultural production has placed the country in one of the first places worldwide in regards to product exports. According to the President of the Panhellenic Exporters Association, Christina Sakellaridis who spoke at an event of the Ministry of...
Economy
Eurostat Fudged Greek Primary Surplus Figures
The European Union's statistics agency Eurostat has said it manipulated data to show that Greece has a primary surplus of 1.5 billion euros when in reality it still runs a deficit, but defended the fudge as a legitimate exception afforded none...
Economy
Eurostat Certifies Greek Primary Surplus Reached
The European Union's statistics agency Eurostat on April 23 said that Greece had a 3.4 billion euro primary surplus for 2013, a benchmark that would allow Prime Minister Antonis Samaras to seek debt relief from international lenders.
The news came...
Business
Samaras Wants Troika To OK Corporate Tax Cut
With most Greeks buried under big tax hikes to go along with salary cuts, Prime Minister Antonis Samaras reportedly wants to cut taxes for corporations to generate growth.
He will need permission from the country's lenders, the Troika of the...
Economy
More Than 225,000 Greeks Scurry For Social Dividend
Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras' pre-election cash giveaway has prompted hundreds of thousands of people to apply for the so-called "social dividend," much of will be given to low-income pensioners along with the military and emergency personnel that make...
Economy
Samaras Expects Better Rates Before Future Bond Issuance
Greece is in no rush to jump back into the markets fully despite the recent sale of a 3-billion-euro five-year bond, Prime Minister Antonis Samaras said, adding that he expects eventual future issues to yield lower interest rates than the 4.95...