"The legislation on bad loans is the result of negotiations," Economy Minister Giorgos Stathakis said in statements to ANT1 TV on Tuesday (27/09/2016). "We discussed all possible…
The latest political furor that erupted in the country over the weekend involved the pressing issue of non-performing loans (NPLs), with the government rejecting sharp criticism that…
Economy Minister Giorgos Stathakis believes that a review of Greece’s international bailout will be completed by the end of September. In comments made on Skai TV on…
The talks between the government and the institutions, over the 15 prior actions remaining from the first bailout review – continue on Tuesday, starting with a meeting…
Only 15 billion euros out of a total of 80 billion listed as arrears by individuals and corporate entities are real and collectible, Economy Minister Giorgos Stathakis…
The Minister of Economy Giorgos Stathakis revealed that a government plan is being developed for the gradual lift of the capital controls. Mr. Stathakis made the revelation…
The Minister of Economy Giorgos Stathakis argued that the recent Eurogroup agreement signals a positive turn for the economy and was confident on the return to growth.…
The International Monetary Fund wants Greece’s European partners to grant Athens substantial relief on its debt which it sees remaining "highly unsustainable," according to a draft IMF…
The Minister of Finance Euclid Tsakalotos announced that the negotiations with the quartet will be put “on hold”, shortly after 2am, meaning that no agreement has yet…
"Progress has been made in order to have an agreement on bad loans, but the issue has not closed yet," Economy Minister George Stathakis said after the…
Two texts are in the works to try and smooth over differences between Athens and institutional creditors, as reported since last week, with European creditors and the…
Although bailout talks between Greece and its lenders continued Thursday night, with a number of issues still to be settled, officials have begun drafting the final agreement…
The Minister of Economy Giorgos Stathakis announced that the Greek public debt is only sustainable until 2022, after which point a new round of talks with the…
The Minister of Economy Giorgos Stathakis revealed that 3.6 billion euros worth of measures, from the 5.4 billions agreed with the institutions, will be implemented immediately. The…
Greek Minister of economy George Stathakis expressed the view that a deal with the country’s creditor’s could be struck within the set deadline. The new round of…
The Greek government presented to the representatives of the institutions its plan to impose a new tax for bank transactions of 1 per mille in order to…
The recent meetings between Greek government officials and the institutions on the new privatization “superfund” and the non-performing loans have resulted in some progress, claims a Ministry…
A meeting between the institutions and Economy Minister George Stathakis and Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos is currently underway. The meeting will focus on the non-performing loans. Meanwhile,…
Economy Minister Giorgos Stathakis has been asked to provide an explanation to Brussels regarding the recent amendment regarding the operation of the Competition Commission, one of Greece’s…
The Minister of Economy Giorgos Stathakis argued that the Greek government must maintain restriction on distressed debt sales, in an interview for Bloomberg. Mr. Stathakis explained that…
