Economy

Greece and the European Commission on Friday signed the funding agreement covering financial support worth 17.8 billion euros requested by Greece in the framework of its “Greece 2.0” National Recovery

Greek FinMin Christos Staikouras more-or-less echoed European and international forecasts for economic growth in the country this year, pointing to a 3.6-percent hike in GDP, speaking after his meeting with

The Bank of Greece released figures based on provisional data concerning the balance of travel services in May 2021. These  showed a surplus of €112 million, up from a surplus

The European Central Bank on Thursday held monetary policy steady, but tweaked its guidance to reflect its recently-hiked inflation target. The ECB has committed to purchasing 1.85 trillion euros ($2.2 trillion) of

The 3rd Balkan Forum will be held in the city of Thessaloniki on September 24-25, it was announced on Tuesday. This year the forum will aim to capture the current

British holidaymakers landed on the Greek island of Corfu on Monday, spurring hopes of a tourism recovery thanks to one of its most important markets. The British government has dubbed

Ordinary budget revenue grew to 19.7 billion euros in the January-June period this year, from 18.13 billion in the corresponding period in 2020, the Bank of Greece said in a

Around 2.3 million tourists have visited Greece so far this year, Deputy Tourism Minister Sofia Zaharaki said on Monday. Germany was once again the top country of incoming tourism, with

Fitch Ratings agency affirmed Greece’s rating as ‘BB’ with a stable outlook late on Friday (Athens time). In a report from Frankfurt, the ratings agency said, “Greece’s ratings reflect weak

The government posted on Friday a draft plan of an international open competition for the codification of all laws related to Greek social security insurance and pensions. It will remain