Greece

The Greek parliament has approved further fiscal consolidation, opening the way for international lenders to release a long-delayed €31.5bn tranche of funding and help ease the terms of the country’s €174bn bailout

From MARKETS Jun 17, 2013

Greece looks for salvation in EM status

MSCI downgrade could prove blessing in disguise

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Chris Giles outlines the possible outcomes of a default by Greece
Discover the four key aspects of a debt restructuring
Parthenon ©AFP From WORLD Jun 11, 2013

Greece pulls plug on state broadcaster

All staff will go but can apply for jobs with new public station

EU economic and monetary affairs commissioner Olli Rehn gives a press conference on June 5, 2013 at EU headquarters in Brussels ©Getty From GLOBAL ECONOMY Jun 7, 2013

Rehn rejects IMF Greek rescue criticism

Anger as fund says debt restructuring should have begun earlier

Thousands of pensioners demonstrated on Thursday in Athens calling on the government to stop cutting their pensions, which they say have been so reduced that they can no longer pay their bills. ©Reuters From WORLD Jun 6, 2013

EU rejects IMF jibe over Greece’s bailout

Officials reject fund’s attempt to lay blame with EU

Parthenon ©AFP From LEX Jun 6, 2013

IMF and Greece: admirable honesty

An insider’s chronicle of an enterprise that looked doomed from the start

greeks demonstrate against angela merkel in athens ©EPA From GLOBAL ECONOMY Jun 5, 2013

IMF admits to errors in bailout of Greece

Debt restructuring should have occurred earlier

A Greek flag is seen as people walk in an alley at the tourist district of Placka in Athens ©Reuters From GLOBAL ECONOMY May 26, 2013

Greek business sees cause for optimism

New mood bolstered by positive signals in official statistics

From MARKETS May 15, 2013

Greek bond yields fall on Fitch upgrade

Rating agency highlights ‘clear progress’ towards fixing deficits

From MARKETS May 15, 2013

Investors bet Greece will survive and thrive

Signs of a turnround – and growth could return next year

From MARKETS May 14, 2013

Fitch upgrades Greece by one notch

Rating agency acknowledges progress towards eliminating deficits

From COMPANIES May 12, 2013

Top hedge funds bet on Greek banks

Groups eager to take part in recapitalisation

From WORLD May 1, 2013

Greece to sell lottery stake to investors

Deal worth €712m to be country’s largest state asset sale

From COMPANIES May 1, 2013

Greek banks set for private capital push

Biggest lenders target €21.7bn

From GLOBAL ECONOMY Apr 29, 2013

Greece passes law to fire civil servants

Move allows eurozone officials to release €2.8bn aid tranche

Apr 23, 2013

Greece in talks to sell OPAP stake

Negotiations begin for gambling monopoly disposal

From GLOBAL ECONOMY Apr 15, 2013

Greece secures deal on €2.8bn aid tranche

Athens on track to contain debt and return to growth in 2014

From GLOBAL ECONOMY Apr 9, 2013

Deflation takes hold in Greece

Consumer prices fall for first time in nearly 50 years

From COMPANIES Apr 8, 2013

Merger of two Greek banks suspended

National Bank of Greece and Eurobank to be recapitalised

From GLOBAL ECONOMY Apr 4, 2013

Glimmers of hope for Greek recovery

Job figures good news for Greeks but situation still ‘critical’

From GLOBAL ECONOMY Mar 14, 2013

Greece and lenders fall out over firings

‘Troika’ leaves Athens without deal on civil service staff cuts