George Chouliarakis
Economy
All Eyes Turned to Washington for World Bank Group and IMF Spring Meetings
Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos and Alternate Finance Minister George Chouliarakis on Thursday will depart for Washington where the 2017 spring meetings of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund will take place. The Greek ministers hope that...
Economy
Chouliarakis: A Good Deal Today is Preferable to a Better Deal Tomorrow
A good deal today between Greece and its creditors is preferable to a better deal tomorrow, Alternate Finance Minister George Chouliarakis said in an interview with “Kathimerini” newspaper on Saturday.
He believes the country will be included in the European...
Greece
Greek State Takes Over 'Megaron' Athens Concert Hall Debt
The Greek state is to take over the 'Megaron' Athens Concert Hall Organisation's unpaid debts. The debts were incurred from the European Investment Bank (EIB) for a 150-million-euro loan taken out in 2003, which was guaranteed by the Greek...
Greece
ND Criticizes Alternate FinMin Chouliarakis for Missing EWG
New Democracy criticized the government and Alternate Finance Minister George Chouliarakis for missing a EuroWorking Group (EWG) meeting on Thursday to speak at an event at LSE in London.
"While the second review is at a crucial point after...
Economy
Delia Velculescu: IMF Wants Greek Debt Sustainability, Μeasures Aren't Enough
International Monetary Fund (IMF) representative Delia Velculescu said that Greek debt is not sustainable, during her address at the Economist Conference in Athens. "Greece needs substantial debt relief," she said, adding that the IMF is participating in discussions and...
Economy
Govt's Econ Team Meet New Head of Commission's New EU Task Force
The leadership of the government's economic affairs team, including Greek Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos, government Vice-President Yiannis Dragasakis and Alternate Finance Minister George Chouliarakis, on Wednesday met with the new head of the European Commission's Structural Reform Support Service...