All News on Economics in Greece

Greek unions to hold general strike on April 9


Greece's largest public sector union says it will join a nationwide general strike April 9 to protest austerity measures. The move means that the walkout will affect all private and public sector services.

The ADEDY union said Thursday it was joining the strike call issued by the GSEE union a few days ago.

Eurozone banks buy govt bonds in February


Eurozone banks mainly increased their holdings of sovereign debt in February after banks passed the year-end deadline for balance sheet data under the European Central Bank's asset review, ECB data showed on Thursday.

Eurozone recovery ‘gathering speed’


Further evidence emerged on Monday that the economic recovery across the 18-country eurozone is accelerating and, perhaps more importantly, spreading to the bloc’s debt-laden laggards.

Greece’s current account deficit narrows in January


Greece’s current account deficit narrowed in January from the same month last year, according to balance of payments figures by the central bank released on Monday.

The deficit stood at 295 million euros from 314 million in January 2013.

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Alpha Bank sale said covered


Alpha Bank has enough demand for all its stock as the Greek lender joined Piraeus Bank in selling 3 billion euros in shares to bolster capital, two people with knowledge of the matter said.

S&P sees economic outlook as stable


 GDP will recover if Athens speeds up reforms or if banks channel more credit into the market, it says

By Sotiris Nikas

Greek yields dip as S&P says might raise ratings


Greek bond yields dipped on Friday after Standard & Poor's said it could raise Greece's credit ratings if GDP growth were to pick up more substantially, after keeping them deep in junk territory with a stable outlook.

Piraeus bond sows seeds of Greek revival but capital demands loom


Piraeus Bank's comeback to the public bond market – the first from a Greek bank in over four years – has fueled hopes that its lenders are on the road to recovery, but capital demands are looming as the next big challenge.

Greece set to return to markets within 3 months


Greece could opt to sell 1.5 to 2 billion euros of five-year bonds in a test issue in the first half of the year to end its four-year exclusion from bond markets, a senior Greek Finance Ministry official told Reuters on Wednesday.

Greek yields tumble as Athens clinches bailout review deal


By Emelia Sithole-Matarise

Greek yields fell sharply on Tuesday after Athens and international lenders struck a deal to unlock the next tranche of emergency loans following protracted negotiations.

Greece targets bond sale before Euro elections, minister says


By Antonis Galanopoulos, Marcus Bensasson & Nikos Chrysoloras

Greece will probably sell bonds for the first time in four years before May as the nation seeks to rebuild its finances following an international bailout, Infrastructure Minister Michalis Chrysochoidis said.

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