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Schaeuble Brokers Greek Investment Deal

German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble, a hardliner who insists Greece stick to harsh austerity measures in return for bailouts - much of them funded by his country - will be in Athens on July 18 and is to...

Stournaras Says Banks Safe, Troika Talks Linger

With the apparent abandonment of a plan to allow the National Bank of Greece and Eurobank to merge after international lenders raised objections and the banks couldn't raise enough capital, Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras reassured Greeks their deposits were...

Stournaras Says Greek Default Still Possible

Despite an incoming influx of 54.5 billion euros ($69 billion) in more rescue loans from international lenders as part of a second bailout of 130 billion euros ($173 billion) Greek Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras said there's still a chance...

Stournaras Says EU/IMF Lenders Refuse to Concede on Reforms

Greece's foreign lenders have refused to make any further concessions on changes to labour laws contested by a junior coalition partner, the country's finance minister said on Sunday, prolonging an impasse on a crucial austerity package. Athens has been locked...

Greece Resumes Debt Talks With Inspectors

Greece's international creditors have called on Athens to provide more details on its 11.5 billion euro austerity plan needed to keep open funding lines to the country, a senior Greek government official said Thursday. In the first meeting between a...

Greece Dismisses Plan for Getting a Better Bailout Deal – FT

Greece has given up on a plan to modify the terms of its bailout agreement until the government passes more reforms, the Financial Times reports. Greek finance minister, Yannis Stournaras, said the governing coalition would have to accelerate reforms before...

Greek Holders of Swiss Bank Accounts Transfer Money to Exotic Countries

Several MPs have repeatedly introduced questions to the Hellenic Parliament concerning the course of the agreement between Greece and Switzerland over the taxation of Greek deposit accounts in Swiss banks and the publication of their holders’ names. However, since 2008,...