Yiannis Stournaras

“The successful conclusion of the first evaluation will have a significant impact on the confidence climate as it will mark the return of deposits to the banks and the beginning of discussions on a series of positive acts,” Bank...

Bank of Greece (BoG) governor Yiannis Stournaras reassured that deposits in Greek banks are fully secured as after the recapitalization of banks the danger of a haircut has been eliminated. Stournaras presented the new banknote of 20 euros, which will circulate...

Bank of Greece (BoG) Governor Yiannis Stournaras expressed optimism on Friday that the operation of banks will normalize in the next few days, as an agreement between Greece and its creditors is imminent, according to a press release by the bank employees’...

Greek main opposition New Democracy accused Parliament President Zoe Konstantopoulou of pursuing “personal objectives” after a parliamentary panel decided to summon Greece’s central banker Yiannis Stournaras on Friday. “New Democracy will not contribute to the tension pursued by the Parliament...

House Speaker Zoe Konstantopoulou called the yearly Bank of Greece report on fiscal policy "unacceptable" and accused the bank governor of "uninhibited interventionism" as she returned it. Earlier today (Wednesday) the Bank of Greece 2015-2015 fiscal report was made public. It...

An agreement with creditors is absolutely necessary in order for Greece to avoid bankruptcy and poverty and move towards growth, says the report written by Bank of Greece Governor Yiannis Stournaras. "Failure in negotiations will be the beginning of a...

Parliament President Zoe Konstantopoulou said on Monday she plans to summon Bank of Greece (BoG) governor Yiannis Stournaras, a former Greek Finance Minister, to testify before the Parliament's Institutions and Transparency Committee in connection with the Siemens case, so that...

Bank of Greece (BoG) governor Yiannis Stournaras expressed his disagreement over the government's decision to skip the scheduled repayment to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and bundle all installments for June 30. Stournaras reportedly asked the government to avoid such a move because,...

Greece will not be able to make the €300 million payment to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday but will in fact bundle the country's four June payments into one, which is now due on June 30, in order to hand...

Canadian financier and Fairfax Financial Holdings Chief Executive Prem Watsa expressed his optimism for Greece on Monday, saying the climate in the country will be completely different next year. Watsa, whose company owns a 13.6% stake in the Greece's Eurobank, met...