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FT Insists Greek Banking System Needs 20 Billion Euros

The Financial Times published another article concerning the Greek economy stressing the fact that Greek banks are in need of a 20 billion dollar capital, even though the IMF denied it yesterday and spoke of a 5.5 billion recapitalization. This...

FT: Greece's Banking Sector Needs 20 Billion Euros

The Financial Times in an article reports a debate between the troika and the Greek coalition government, concerning the amount of money that Greek banks need in order for Greece’s banking sector to be healthy. On the one hand the...

Greek City Thessaloniki, European City of the Future 2014

The annual competition organized by the Financial Times’ FDI magazine (Foreign Direct Investments), declared Thessaloniki, northern Greece, to be the best European city of the future for 2014 in terms of human resources and lifestyle. About 470 locations including 46...

Plans on Greece's Return to Markets

While talking to the Financial Times, the head of the Greek Public Debt Management Agency (ODDH) presented his arguments in favor of Greece returning to international capital markets, stating that this action will strengthen the confidence of markets and will...

FT: New Democracy-Golden Dawn Battle for 2nd Place in Elections

International analysts of the British newspaper “Financial Times” see a head-to-head battle between the conservative New Democracy and the ultranationalist Golden Dawn for securing the second place in the upcoming EU elections, following the sure victory of the leftists...

FT: "Greece’s privatization of OPAP faces investigation"

  An Athens prosecutor is investigating Greece’s biggest privatization deal to date, regarding the sale of OPAP to a group of Czech, Russian, Slovak and Greek investors. OPAP was the State’s gambling monopoly and the country’s biggest sports sponsor. These are...

FT: Greece's Return to Markets is Like Giving Ouzo to an Alcoholic

The Financial Times published an article today, January 16, written by Ralph Atkins and entitled “Greece must resist return to capital markets.” The articles analyses all the possible scenarios in case Greece decides to enter the international capital markets...

Greek Finance Minister Urges Troika to Be Realistic

Greek Finance Minister, Yannis Stournaras recently spoke to the Financial Times, saying that the small parliamentary majority of the government makes it increasingly difficult to pass hard economic reform measures and asks troika to be more realistic in its...

FT: Greece Will Soon Return to Markets

"Greece will soon be able to return to markets" estimates a new article in the Financial Times. The 10-year Greek bond yields fell to 7.8% yesterday, reaching the lowest point since the crisis outbreak in early 2010, after yesterday's...

Financial Times: Samaras is Unwilling to Obey Troika

An article in the "Financial Times," published today, referring to the Greek Prime Minister and his negotiations with Troika, reported that Samaras is no longer willing to succumb to the demands of the creditors. According to the article, the Greek...