AP Photo/Petros KaradjiasA demonstrator makes the victory sign in front of a banner, depicting a wrecking ball reading ”NO” and destroying a wall with anti-austerity measures during a rally in Athens, Friday, June 10, 2015.The Greek stock market is about to reopen for the first time in five weeks. It’s been closed since the beginning of the country’s capital controls […]
A man pushes a music box outside of the headquarters of the National bank of Greece in Athens. Photograph: JOHN KOLESIDIS/REUTERS
European shares fell on Friday after Greek bank deposits slumped to a decade low, raising fears that the country is heading towards a disorderly exit from the eurozone.Following a warning on Thursday from Christine Lagarde, head of the International Monetary […]
People walk past a panel displaying the benchmark Hang Seng Index during afternoon trading outside a bank in Hong Kong April 15, 2015. Photo: ReutersHong Kong stock market is “very likely” to slip at its opening on Monday, Hong Kong’s finance chief predicted today, as he warned of the possibility of large market fluctuations in the near future.John Tsang Chun-wah called […]
Eurozone backs Greek reforms, enabling €172bn rescue extensionPublished time: February 24, 2015 09:43Edited time: February 24, 2015 15:03Get short URLReuters / Yves HermanTagsFinance, MarketsGreece’s eurozone creditors have approved the reform plan it put forward, which paves the way for the country’s €172 billion bailout to be extended until June.“National procedures for extension of the Greek programme can begin,” EU Euro […]
Greece has been the epicenter of the eurozone debt crisis. And its ongoing economic depression is highlighted by the fact that a quarter of its workforce still lines up at the unemployment office.However, there are more and more signs that things are turning around in Greece. “Greece has been the most conspicuous example of the dramatic improvement in sentiment towards […]
