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Greece: Banks prepare for crackdown on bad loans
September 16th, 2015
Banks are preparing for a drastic revision to their method of tackling nonperforming loans right after this Sunday’s elections, as Greece’s commitments included in the third bailout agreement provide for the drafting of an overall strategy that will efficiently ...
Greece: Capital controls relaxed for corporations
September 10th, 2015
The Greek Finance Ministry eased capital controls on corporate transactions on Wednesday by doubling from 7 to 14 million euros the daily limit each of the country’s four systemic banks is allowed to approve in response to demands by ...
The discovery of a “supegiant” gas field in Egyptian waters could be bad news for Cyprus and Israel while Greece push towards the privatization of its energy sector
September 3rd, 2015
The East Mediterranean energy play has been transformed overnight when the Italian energy company ENI announced the discover of a giant gas field off the coast of Egypt. Read More: Italy’s Eni discovers huge gas field off Egyptian coast Zohr, ...
IMF: A form of debt restructuring should enable Greece to handle its “unviable” debt
August 31st, 2015
Crisis in Greece: IMF’s Lagarde says restructuring should suffice A form of debt restructuring rather than outright forgiveness should enable Greece to handle its “unviable” debt burden, the head of the International Monetary Fund was quoted as telling a ...
Greece debt crisis: Interim PM Thanou is first woman leader
August 28th, 2015
Greece‘s top Supreme Court judge, Vassiliki Thanou, has been appointed caretaker prime minister ahead of early elections next month. President Prokopis Pavlopoulos named Ms Thanou after efforts to form a coalition failed. Last week, Alexis Tsipras resigned as prime ...
Greece in tatters: Why snap election can’t save nation in crisis
August 24th, 2015
Greece is headed for its fifth general election in the last six years … After convincingly winning an election in January 2015 on an anti-austerity platform and securing a triumphant win for “No” in the referendum on a bailout deal in ...
Greek Prime Minister resigns: Greece under Tsipras
August 21st, 2015
Alexis Tsipras, Greece’s prime minister, resigned on Thursday August 20th and called a snap election, to be overseen by an interim administration. The decision follows a split within his left-wing Syriza party over a new bail-out deal with Greece’s ...
Greece made a crucial 3.2 billion euro debt repayment
August 20th, 2015
Greece made a crucial 3.2 billion euro debt repayment on Thursday using newly released bailout funds, a government source said, as a senior minister argued for rapid elections following a rebellion in the ruling party. The repayment to the ...
Rollout of 1,000 Bitcoin ATMs planned for Greece as interest in cryptocurrency surges
August 20th, 2015
Greece is to receive 1,000 Bitcoin ATMs following a partnership between digital currency exchange BTCGreece and cryptocurrency service provider Cubits, according to reports. The installation of the ATMs, which allow users to exchange cash for bitcoins, reflects the growing ...
Greece to get 6 billion euros in bridge loans if no agreement at Eurogroup
August 14th, 2015
Greece could get 6.04 billion euros in bridge financing if euro zone finance ministers cannot agree on the planned third bailout for Athens when they meet on Friday, according to German newspaper Bild, citing a European Commission proposal for ...
