Greece
Greece is a country in the southern Balkans
IMF's Thomsen moves to new spot, replaced by Goyal
Rishi Goyal, the deputy chief of the Advanced Economies Unit in the International Monetary Funds European Department, is to replace Poul Thomsen as the organizations head representative in the troika.
Thomsen, deputy director of the IMFs European department, will replace Reza Moghadam, director of the IMFs European department since 2011, for an interim period.
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Rule restricts public access to Attica parks
In a surprise decision, authorities have banned access to the planted areas of Pedion tou Areos, one of the countrys largest public parks, and other green spaces in Athens.
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Greece sells 812.5 mln euros of six-month T-bills
Greece sold 812.5 million euros ($1.08 billion) of six-month treasury bills on Tuesday to roll over a maturing issue, the countrys debt agency PDMA said. The T-bills were priced to yield 2.02, down three basis points from 2.05 percent in a previous sale in July.
The sales bid-cover ratio was 3.03, up from 2.66 in the previous sale.
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TAIPED to auction cell phone frequencies
Greeces privatization agency (TAIPED) expect to raise 300-380 million euros by March 2015 by auctioning frequencies to cell phone operators.
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Greek dairy farmers cut out middlemen
By Lefteris Papadimas & Deepa Babington
Grassroots movements to cut out middlemen have been on the increase since Greeces debt crisis exposed the countrys Achilles heel a bureaucratic system which stifles innovation and encourages corruption.
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Greeks advised not to travel to West Africa due to Ebola outbreak
Greeks have been advised not to travel to West Africa unless absolutely necessary following an Ebola outbreak in the area.
Harbor cooperation
Greece has always been a crossroads between East and West. Now, as the countries of Africa move toward achieving their full potential, Greece is in the fortunate position of being able to exploit its place between North and South.
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Gas exploitation demands a stable framework
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Greek deflation slows in July, trend intact
By George Georgiopoulos
Greek consumer prices fell 0.7 percent in July, with the annual pace of deflation decelerating from a 1.1 percent fall in June, data from the country's statistics service showed on Wednesday.
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Greek bank shares drop sharply on ECB stress test fears
By George Georgiopoulos
Greek bank shares fell sharply on Wednesday, leading the broader Greek equities market lower, with traders citing jitters over the European Central Bank's region-wide stress test and weakness in other European markets.