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Trillion-Dollar Stock Managers See Chaos on Greek ‘No’ Vote
July 6th, 2015
It shouldn’t have gotten this far. That’s the view of equity managers overseeing more than $3.7 trillion, who say the game of chicken between Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and creditors threatens lasting damage to a European stock rally ...
Greece tourism unaffected by financial crisis
July 2nd, 2015
Despite Greece’s extreme financial crisis, the country’s lucrative tourism industry appears to be uninterrupted. And that’s good news for Greeks. Tourism brought in around $32.7 billion in 2014, which made up more than 17% of the country’s GDP. The ...
Greek meltdown has UAE tour operators scrambling for holiday alternatives
July 2nd, 2015
As the Greek debt crisis drags on, scaring away potential visitors, tour operators in the UAE are looking at alternative destinations for the summer. The Mediterranean nation is technically in arrears after having missed its €1.6 billion (Dh6.52bn) payment ...
Greece crisis: Eurozone rules out talks until after referendum
July 2nd, 2015
Eurozone finance ministers have ruled out any further talks on a fresh bailout for Greece until the country holds its referendum on Sunday. Greeks will be asked to accept or reject proposals made by creditors last week, with Prime Minister Alexis ...
Euro volatility: The impact of Greece crisis has been less clear in FX than in other markets
June 29th, 2015
Euro recovers ground but still broadly down in volatile trade The euro recovered much of the ground it had lost overnight in volatile trading on Monday, but was still 0.8 percent down against the dollar, after Greece took a ...
Crisis talks on Greece to stretch into the weekend
June 26th, 2015
After yet another inconclusive Eurogroup in Brussels Thursday, finance ministers agreed that more talks were required to bridge enduring gaps between Greece and its creditors with another Eurogroup to be held over the weekend, most likely on Saturday. Greek ...
Greek deal or not, the euro has changed forever
June 25th, 2015
By invoking a Greek euro exit as a possible outcome of failed bailout negotiations, European governments have effectively rewritten a key tenet of the shared currency — and maybe even for the better. Deal or no deal on staving ...
Does The IMF Actually Want To Cause A Greek Debt Default?
June 24th, 2015
When it comes to geopolitics, there are often wheels working within wheels that are working within wheels. Once in a while we get a peek behind the scenes, but for the most part the machinations of the global elite ...
Asian shares bolstered by hopes for Greek deal
June 23rd, 2015
Asian shares rose on Tuesday after Greece‘s latest budget proposals raised hopes it would stave off a debt default and reach a deal with lenders later this week. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS was up ...
Greece debt crisis: EU leaders gather for critical summit
June 22nd, 2015
Greece faces a critical 24 hours as European leaders gather for an emergency summit in Brussels that could break the deadlock around the country’s debt crisis. On Sunday, Greek PM Alexis Tsipras set out new proposals to try to ...