A 1.4 billion loan from the European Investment bank was intensely covered. About 750 million of that will be disbursed immediately and the rest will be given in installments through next March.
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How the world sees Greece
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Friday, September 14, 2012
Press Watch, September 14
The winding road toward approval of the 11.5 billion euro budget cuts package and various developments that might help inject liquidity into the Greek economy dominated the headlines of Athens dailies.
A 1.4 billion loan from the European Investment bank was intensely covered. About 750 million of that will be disbursed immediately and the rest will be given in installments through next March.
A 1.4 billion loan from the European Investment bank was intensely covered. About 750 million of that will be disbursed immediately and the rest will be given in installments through next March.
Friday, July 20, 2012
Kouvelis Says Greece Could Still Default Yet
 San Francisco Chronicle | Kouvelis Says Greece Could Still Default Yet Greek Reporter ATHENS – Fotis Kouvelis, leader of the tiny Democratic Left party that is a partner in New Democracy Conservative Prime Minister Antonis Samaras' uneasy coalition with the PASOK Socialists, has warned that Greece may yet default on its loans to ... Greece's Coalition Agrees on Basics of Austerity Plan -Fin Min Greece Is Still Working on Budget After Leaders' Athens Meeting Greece in hard spot as debt payment looms and European doubts grow |
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Saturday, July 7, 2012
Samaras Pledges Asset Sales for Greek Program
 San Francisco Chronicle | Samaras Pledges Asset Sales for Greek Program Businessweek Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras pledged to bring his country's economic reform plan back on track, promising sweeping state-asset sales that will boost investment and jobs, and help break the country's recessionary spiral. In Greece, a Bold Plan to Solve the Debt Crisis New Greek prime minister outlines crisis policy Greek Prime Minister Vows To Step Up Reforms, Boost Economy |
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Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Greece Appoints New Finance Minister
 Christian Science Monitor | Greece Appoints New Finance Minister Wall Street Journal Greece's new government on Tuesday picked Yannis Stournaras, a 55-year-old professor of economics, to be finance minister, replacing the previous nominee ... Greece Names Stournaras as New Finance Minister Greece: New government hit by fresh resignation, deputy minister quits Greece names new finance minister |
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Greece Names New Finance Chief
Greece's new government picked Yannis Stournaras, a 55-year-old professor of economics, to be finance minister, replacing the previous nominee a day after he bowed out because of health problems.
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Confusion as illness fells new Greek government
Health concerns have troubled Greece's new government less than a week after it formed, with the new finance minister resigning due to illness on Monday and Prime Minister Antonis Samaras (pictured) remaining at his home following eye surgery.
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Greece's finance minister resigns
 Globe and Mail | Greece's finance minister resigns Globe and Mail Vassilis Rapanos, chairman of the National Bank of Greece, had been named finance minister last week in the country's new three-party coalition government. |
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Greece Faces More Woes: Finance Minister Resigns
Greece Faces More Woes: Finance Minister Resigns NPR ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The banker who was chosen to be Greece's next finance minister resigned for health reasons Monday three days after he was rushed ... |
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More Turmoil Hits Greek Government
Greek Finance Minister Vassilis Rapanos resigned for health reasons, forcing the government to scramble as it tries to renegotiate better terms for its European-led bailout.
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Sunday, June 24, 2012
Greece's Auditors Postpone Athens Visit
 Sydney Morning Herald | Greece's Auditors Postpone Athens Visit Wall Street Journal Greece's international auditors were forced to put off a visit to Athens as health problems sidelined both the nation's new prime minister and finance minister, just ... Greek PM to miss EU summit, "troika" postpones trip Greece outlines bailout revisions ahead of talks Greece outlines issues to be renegotiated |
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Greece coalition to soften austerity measures
 CBC.ca | Greece coalition to soften austerity measures CBC.ca Greece's new coalition government said Saturday it will seek to repeal some taxes, halt layoffs and extend by two years the deadlines for tough austerity ... |
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Greece coalition seeks to extend austerity deadlines by two years
 Globe and Mail | Greece coalition seeks to extend austerity deadlines by two years Globe and Mail The policy statement issued by the three-party coalition said the 'general aim' of bailout renegotiations is to curb cuts to salaries and pensions. |
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Friday, June 22, 2012
Bailout talks hold key to new Greek cabinet's future
Greek efforts to renegotiate a disputed EU-IMF bailout deal will hold the key to the future of an unusual coalition government unveiled this week following landmark elections, analysts said.
"If the government succeeds in revising the memorandum, it will have a chance of surviving," said Nikos Dimou, an author and political commentator in Athens.
"If it does not, or if it only makes cosmetic changes to the memorandum, then the opposition is very strong and they will start strikes and protests.
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Greek Gov't Pledges To Safeguard Euro Membership
Greek Gov't Pledges To Safeguard Euro Membership NPR ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece's new conservative-led coalition government on Thursday pledged to try and revise the country's austerity commitments to its ... |
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Thursday, June 21, 2012
Greece's new government faces daunting task
 Globe and Mail | Greece's new government faces daunting task CNN International By Ben Rooney @CNNMoneyInvest June 20, 2012: 10:38 AM ET Antonis Samaras, leader of New Democracy, is expected to be sworn in as Greece's next prime minister. NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Greek politicians reached a deal Wednesday to form a new government ... Samaras to Name New Greek Gov't as Euro Area Ministers Meet Greece swears in new prime minister A new government for Greece, but no new austerity deal |
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New Greek PM sworn in as bailout battle looms
UPDATE: Conservative leader Antonis Samaras has vowed an all-out effort to drag Greece out of its crisis.
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Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Greek coalition takes power, promises to revise bailout
Greek coalition takes power, promises to revise bailout WAMC Samaras, a Harvard-educated economist from a prominent Greek family, will head an alliance of his New Democracy party and Socialist PASOK rivals - the ... |
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Greece clinches coalition deal
Greece clinches coalition deal
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New Greek prime minister sworn in
CONSERVATIVE leader Antonis Samaras has been sworn in as the prime minister of a new Greek coalition.
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