All News on Economics in Greece
Eurostat to confirm the size of 2013 primary surplus
By Sotiris Nikas
Eurostat is expected on Wednesday to ratify the 2013 primary budget surplus, which will serve as the trigger for the further lightening of the Greek debt. The announcement will be the focus of Thursdays Euro Working Group along with the presentation of a new growth plan for the Greek economy aimed at changing conditions in the country.
Greek short-term borrowing costs tumble
Greece's borrowing costs in a short-term debt sale have tumbled, days after the country returned to the international bond markets.
The interest rate on a 13-week treasury bill issued Tuesday fell to 2.45 percent, compared with 3.1 percent for a similar issue last month, according to the public debt management agency.
IMF calls for more structural reforms
By Katerina Sokou
Structural reforms are the way out of the financial crisis for Greece, according to the International Monetary Fund, whose Managing Director Christine Lagarde said that «the journey is not over, there are still more structural reforms to implement and plenty of work to be done on the way."