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Value of HFSF's shareholdings in core Greek banks sinks to 18.5 bln
EconomyBankingin the 2013 annual report, HFSF equity corresponds to the potential recovery value of the original paid up... tender offers to warrant-holders in exchange for cash or shares to speed up the banks
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Coalition caught between pleasing lenders and voters ahead of next troika review
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe troika wrapped up a brief assessment of the Greek adjustment programme this week, leaving the coalition facing an uphill task to be ready for the inspectors’ return in mid-September, when a much... government does not want the troika’s review to be held up by the funding gap issue because this would also
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Greek coalition locked in dispute over public sector reform
PoliticsGreek Politicsof those evaluated should be deemed as not up to the job. This would mean they could be placed... party, however, have their eyes on a different prize. He wants the government to be completely up
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The tarnished legacy that will haunt the Athens Olympics
AgoraInternational Airport, up 23.8 percent on the previous year. Trying to manage this kind of traffic... contracts were showered on construction companies and overtime pay was forked out to make up
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A factional story: When disunity came to visit New Democracy
Agoraof forces on Greece’s right. However, in its bid to stave off Tsipras and Co. New Democracy may end up..., as it turns up the heat on SYRIZA and accuses the opposition of disunity, a look in the mirror might reveal
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Samaras, Tsipras under pressure to deliver on plans for economic policy
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government has built up expectations regarding Prime Minister Antonis Samaras's economic policy speech at the Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF) on Saturday, September 6 but the political tone... threshold. Create a 5-billion-euro programme using European Union funds that could create up to 300,000
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Samaras tax cut pledges aimed at MPs rather than voters
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat the reduction in the heating oil tax will lead to consumers paying up to 12 cents less per litre... is hoping that it will be able to offer up to 100 tranches from the 12 now on offer. This would
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Vast majority of Greeks pessimistic on prospects of recovery despite coalition efforts
Societythat the Greek economy will grow - by up to 0.6 percent of GDP - this year for the first time since 2008. The percentage of Greeks who believe the economy will pick up over the next year is the third lowest
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Tsipras starts to flesh out SYRIZA's economic policy but questions remain
PoliticsGreek Politicsproposing the creation of mediation panels that will settle on new payment plans of up to 84 monthly... should not make up more than a third of customers’ income. Tsipras pledged to scrap the contentious
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Election drums beating louder in Greece
PoliticsGreek Politicsbecause they believe elections should be held soon. SYRIZA preparing SYRIZA is gearing up for snap... on the weekend of October 11-12 to begin drawing up lists of parliamentary candidates. SYRIZA
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