Greece

  • Aug 29, 2011
  • 2 min read

Qatari capital boosts Greek bank merger

Eurobank EFG and Alpha Bank, Greece's second- and third-largest lenders respectively, announced...

Greece
  • Aug 24, 2011
  • 2 min read

Collateral calls delay, not derail, Greek bailout

Germany and the Netherlands yesterday rejected calls for Greece to put up collateral in exchange...

EU
  • Aug 19, 2011
  • 11 min read

Euro-area bailouts pose democratic legitimacy risks

The EU-IMF rescues of Greece, Ireland and Portugal raise questions about the democratic...

EU
  • Aug 19, 2011
  • 2 min read

Separate Greek-Finnish deal could unpick euro bailout

On Tuesday, Greece agreed with Finland to put 500 million euros (715 million dollars) into an...

Finland
  • Aug 12, 2011
  • 2 min read

Greece's non-EU markets look more promising

Second-quarter GDP contracted by 6.9% year-on-year, statistical agency Elstat reported today, a...

Greece
  • Aug 11, 2011
  • 6 min read

Strikes threaten uptick in resilient Greek tourism

Tourism remains one of the strongest assets of the Greek economy, despite riots in Athens and...

Greece
  • Aug 11, 2011
  • 2 min read

Greece's public sector still seems safe from austerity

Unemployment reached a new record in May, the latest month for which official data are available,...

Greece
  • Aug 9, 2011
  • 6 min read

Euro-area crisis clouds outlook for German coalition

As Europe's most powerful economy, Germany plays a decisive role in the region's sovereign debt...

Germany