Last Updated: Tuesday, September 8, 2015, 17:11
The 19-nation eurozone grew by 0.4 percent in the second quarter, official data showed on Tuesday, revising upward a first estimate that triggered worry the crisis in Greece had destabilised growth in Europe.
Last Updated: Monday, September 7, 2015, 08:51
In a campaign speech in the northern town of Thessaloniki, Tsipras offered no new policy ideas but pledged thousands of new jobs and an attack on corruption.
Last Updated: Wednesday, September 2, 2015, 18:49
Greece raised Wednesday 1.137 billion euros ($1.280 billion) in an auction of six-month treasury bills at the same 2.97 percent interest rate it last sold them at last month, the Greek Public Debt Management Agency said.
Last Updated: Sunday, August 30, 2015, 20:51
The leftist Syriza party of former Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will challenge Greece`s creditors on unresolved aspects of the nation`s bailout but implement unpopular reforms it has already agreed, it said on Sunday.
Last Updated: Saturday, August 29, 2015, 18:45
A form of debt restructuring rather than outright forgiveness should enable Greece to handle its "unviable" debt burden, the head of the International Monetary Fund was quoted as telling a Swiss newspaper.
Last Updated: Friday, August 28, 2015, 15:48
Greece`s economy grew by 0.9 percent in the second quarter, official date showed Friday, improving on the 0.8 percent figure reported in a flash estimate earlier in August.
Last Updated: Wednesday, August 26, 2015, 21:39
"The agreed arrangements have been agreed and will be applied," Georges Stathakis told reporters in answer to a question on the planned privatisation of Piraeus port, the national railway company and a string of other ports and airports.
Last Updated: Thursday, August 20, 2015, 21:00
Greece repaid a huge slice of debt to the ECB on Thursday, effectively starting its third mammoth bailout, as deepening political rifts in Athens put pressure on Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to call snap elections.
Last Updated: Thursday, August 20, 2015, 09:56
Greece is set to receive the first instalment of its third multi-billion-euro bailout Thursday, just as a key repayment to the European Central Bank falls due.
Last Updated: Wednesday, August 19, 2015, 23:52
Eurozone finance ministers on Wednesday formally approved the first tranche of a new 86 billion euro ($95-billion) bailout for Greece after parliaments in member states backed the move.
Last Updated: Wednesday, August 19, 2015, 17:27
The German parliament voted by an overwhelming majority Wednesday to back a third bailout for Greece, with Chancellor Angela Merkel spared a major rebellion of deputies opposing the aid.
Last Updated: Wednesday, August 19, 2015, 11:17
Approval of the latest 86 billion euro ($95 billion) emergency rescue plan for Athens is seen as assured given the 504 seats Merkel`s left-right "grand coalition" holds in the 631-seat Bundestag lower house.
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