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Greece heads back to markets with 7-year bond in bid to boost own funds
Economywill have to use some of its remaining cash to finance support measures but would rather avoid... is the one that the Finance Ministry decided to action, is to draw on Greece’s own resources via issuing new
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Mitsotakis to set out lockdown relaxation plan as ND scales back economic support
PoliticsGreek Politicstourism industry. Operating in a tight fiscal space, it is clear that the Finance Ministry would... round cost around 6 billion euros. Finance Minister Christos Staikouras told Parliament that Greece
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Parliament re-opens for business amid calls for greater scrutiny
PoliticsGreek Politicsto resume. The government’s pandemic support package will also remain on the agenda, as the Finance... and scale of its economic support package, with former Finance Ministry Euclid Tsakalotos accusing
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EC expects Greek GDP to drop by 9.7 pct for biggest fall in EU, before strong rebound in 2021
Economy. In its baseline scenario, the Finance Ministry sees the economy contracting by 4.7 pct, before... the Commission, as well as the Greek Finance Ministry, seen just short of 20 pct, recovering to 16.8
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PBO highlights economic impact of Covid-19, calls for policies to mitigate damage
EconomyMacroeconomyby the Ministry of Finance and the cash balances by the Bank of Greece point to a widening deficit from... in response to the pandemic. According to the Stability Programme that the Finance Ministry submitted
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Opposition picks holes in latest measures to mitigate economic impact from pandemic
PoliticsGreek Politicsby the prime minister will only add 2.1 bln euros. According to calculations made by former finance... a fund that will co-finance companies of strategic importance, including Aegean Airlines. This a tool
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Govt and opposition stake out positions on pandemic impact measures
PoliticsGreek Politicsminister also reiterated recent statements made by his finance minister, Christos Staïkouras.... In a recent interview Finance Minister Christos Staikouras said that “between unemployment benefits
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ND tweaking stimulus measures as SYRIZA flounders in Novartis backwash
PoliticsGreek PoliticsFinance Minister Theodoros Skylakakis suggested that his department is considering slashing to zero... been driven to losses by the pandemic. The Finance Ministry also reportedly plans to finetune the SYN
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Athens hoping for de-escalation in Aegean as it seeks pension backpay solution
PoliticsGreek Politics, the Finance Ministry is considering upfront payments to pensioners for their backpay claims under... solution in fiscal terms, giving the Finance Ministry certainty about what funds will be required
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SYRIZA goes on offensive over Covid-19 and economic reforms, but internal rifts persist
PoliticsGreek Politicswill provide the government with an alibi to implement its conservative agenda. Shadow Finance Minister... recent shift to the centre ground as “obsessive and self-destructive”. The former Finance Minister
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