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Sunday, July 8, 2012

Greece says will carry out reforms, privatizations

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's new finance minister on Saturday pledged to carry out reforms and privatizations demanded under its latest financial rescue in an attempt to regain credibility with international partners stumping up money to keep the country afloat.



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Greek finance minister asks for more time to meet loan terms

Greek Finance Minister Yiannis Stournaras warned on Saturday his country needed more time to meet commitments made to EU-IMF lenders so to avoid making the current recession worse.

"The extension of the budgetary adjustment is necessary because of the recession," Stournaras told lawmakers during a three-day parliamentary session that ends Sunday with a confidence vote for the coalition led by conservative Prime Minister Antonis Samaras.


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Greece says will carry out reforms, privatisations


Bradenton Herald

Greece says will carry out reforms, privatisations
Reuters
Finance minister makes pledge in first policy speech* Warns of long and arduous talks with troika* Opinion poll shows Greeks split on sticking with bailoutBy George GeorgiopoulosATHENS, July 7 (Reuters)
Greece must hit targets or risk losing aid: ministerChicago Tribune
From Ireland to Greece: Tragedy and Renewal in the Eurozone CrisisHuffington Post
Greek opposition leader says government won't lastBradenton Herald

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Thursday, July 5, 2012

Greece meets 'troika' over bailout revisions

Athens opens talks with European Central Bank, European Commission and IMF to adjust terms of two bailouts worth $300bn.

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Venizelos calls for extension of fiscal adjustment

Greece now needs the clear political support of its partners, so that the fiscal crisis will not turn into a crisis of social cohesion and political dysfunction, because Greece cannot serve as a "laboratory of failure of the eurozone policies" but rather of those policies' renewal to bring it out of the crisis.

The words belong to Pasok party leader Evangelos Venizelos, who was speaking at a meeting of his party's parliamentary group.

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Greek Socialists Call for New Loan Terms


Business Recorder (blog)

Greek Socialists Call for New Loan Terms
Wall Street Journal
Greece's socialist party, a member of the coalition government, called for renegotiation of the country's loan terms as international inspectors began a visit to Athens to assess the country's progress in implementing its bailout commitments.
Greek Socialists Call for New Loan Terms as Recession DeepensNASDAQ
New Greek Finance Minister Sworn InTIME
Greek PM returns to action for bailout revisionBusiness Recorder (blog)
Reuters -FRANCE 24 -MSN Philippines News
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New Greek financial minister meets troika officials





The new Greek Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras was sworn in Thursday, mere hours before he met with the trio of financial bodies tasked with monitoring the country’s massive bail-out commitments.





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Greece talking with debt inspectors after hiatus

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece's international debt inspectors were delving into the troubled country's finances again Thursday after a long hiatus caused by the country's political turmoil.

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Greece's finance minister meets debt inspectors

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece's new finance minister Yannis Stournaras headed into his first meeting with the country's international debt inspectors Thursday, shortly after being sworn in to office.

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Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Greek Premier Appoints New Finance Minister


Globe and Mail

Greek Premier Appoints New Finance Minister
New York Times
ATHENS — Prime Minister Antonis Samaras on Tuesday appointed Yannis Stournaras, an economist and former government adviser who served as development minister in the previous caretaker administration, as the country's new finance minister.
Greece: New government hit by fresh resignation, deputy minister quitsWashington Post
Greece Appoints Economist Stournaras As New Fin MinWall Street Journal
Greek government hit by fresh resignationThe Associated Press

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Yannis Stournaras Is Named New Greek Finance Minister

Yannis Stournaras, a prominent economist, is expected to succeed Vassilis Rapanos, who resigned before he could be sworn in, citing health problems.





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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 MinisterNew York Times
Greece: New government hit by fresh resignation, deputy minister quitsWashington Post
Greece names new finance ministerChristian Science Monitor
Atlanta Journal Constitution
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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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Greece names second finance minister in five days





Greece's new government on Tuesday appointed economist Yannis Stournaras as its finance minister as it begins to renegotiate the harsh terms of an unpopular bailout agreement. His predecessor resigned for health reasons five days after being named.





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Greece to Name New Finance Minister

Greek coalition government expected to name new finance minister



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Greece to choose new finance minister to tackle debt

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek coalition leaders aim to agree on a new finance minister on Tuesday after their first choice deepened the chaos surrounding the country's debt crisis by resigning over ill health a few days after being named.



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Greece to choose new finmin to tackle debt


Greece to choose new finmin to tackle debt
Reuters
Greek party leaders to meet* No front-runner emerges* Resignation causes chaos for new governmentBy Deepa BabingtonATHENS, June 26 (Reuters) - Greek ...


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Greece Expected To Name New Finance Minister


Greece Expected To Name New Finance Minister
NPR
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece's coalition government is expected to name a new finance minister, after the banker appointed to the post resigned for health ...


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Greece expected to name new finance minister


Wilkes Barre Times-Leader

Greece expected to name new finance minister
Fox News
Greece's coalition government is expected to name a new finance minister, after the banker appointed to the post resigned for health reasons.
Greece's designated finance minister resignsWilkes Barre Times-Leader
Greece at risk of downgrade to emerging marketIBNLive.com
Greece faces fresh turmoil as finance minister quitsIrish Independent
The Chosun Ilbo
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