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Commission sets out parameters for post-programme enhanced surveillance
EconomyProgrammesurveillance means that Athens will have to provide more detailed data than other eurozone member states
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Delay to final tranche over island VAT as lenders quash talk of pension cut reversal
EconomyProgrammelonger than this year, while the intervention from Germany served as a reminder that Greece
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SYRIZA seeks best path to next general elections
PoliticsGreek Politicsby Piraeus Bank for a loan of more than 240,000 euros. The prime minister’s office accused
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Travel balance records 127 mln surplus in Q1, much improved on last year
EconomyMacroeconomyThe balance of travel services came to a surplus of 127 million euros for the first quarter (Q1) of 2018 according to figures released by the Bank of Greece (BoG). The headline amount is notably higher by 47.3 percent than the surplus of 86 million noted for the same period last year. The rise
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May current account shows surplus of 191.5 million as underlying indicators improve
EconomyMacroeconomyand the non-oil balance of goods, as exports rose more than imports. Exports increased by 2.4
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Greece on track for bumper tourism year, figures show
EconomyFeaturesthat foreign arrivals rose by 12.4 percent in the first quarter (Q1) of the year, reaching more than 1.8
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Sharp increase in May arrivals, particularly from Germany, delivers travel balance boost
EconomyMacroeconomymillion euros. Receipts from the UK followed with 205 million, up by more than 8 percent. Receipts from
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Credit contraction at 1.2 pct in June, balance at 178.87 bln
EconomyMacroeconomyby more than 30 percent on the back of continued deleveraging. Net deductions since 2011 have
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Coalition's attempt to defend handling of fatal blaze fails to stem criticism
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government held a late-night news conference on Thursday in an attempt to respond to growing criticism about the way authorities dealt with the fire northeast of Athens that led to more than 80 deaths and amid growing calls for officials to resign. Government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos
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Exclusion from QE confirmed, only ECB's reinvestment programme left
EconomyProgrammepurchased more than 2 trillion euros of public assets, based on its central bank’s capital key, some
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