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PM Tsipras hopes for breakthrough in talks with Merkel, Hollande in Brussels
June 10th, 2015
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is due in Brussels on Wednesday with the key goal of meeting German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande on the sidelines of a summit of leaders from European Union and Latin ...
Athens, creditors offer conflicting views on negotiations
May 28th, 2015
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said Wednesday that a deal with creditors was “close” and government officials said an agreement was being drafted but representatives of the country’s creditors made it quite clear that they do not share such ...
FOREX-Dollar hits highest vs yen since 2002, Aussie sags on capex disappointment
May 28th, 2015
* USD touches 124.30 yen, highest level since December 2002 * Traders are wary of verbal intervention from Japanese officials * Aussie drops after disappointing capex data The dollar hit its highest since December 2002 against the yen on Thursday ...
Negotiations drag as Tsipras seeks political support at Riga meeting
May 22nd, 2015
Ahead of a meeting late on Thursday between Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande on the sidelines of an EU leaders’ summit in Riga, the Brussels Group continued its negotiations. Despite expressions ...
Top EU officials eye deal by end-May as technical-level talks make gradual progress
May 20th, 2015
As Greek government officials expressed their confidence that a deal with the country’s creditors is close, top European officials indicated Tuesday that although there has been progress in negotiations, an agreement is unlikely before the end of the month. ...
Financial transaction tax unlikely before 2017-Austria finmin
May 12th, 2015
Europe is unlikely to impose a financial transaction tax before 2017, not in 2016 as earlier planned, Austrian Finance Minister Hans Joerg Schelling told Reuters. The tax, first proposed in the 1970s to penalise currency speculators, was seized on ...
Eurogroup sees progress on Greece but wants more, soon
May 12th, 2015
There were no positive or negative surprises at Monday’s Eurogroup for Greece as eurozone finance ministers confirmed in writing that there had been progress in talks between Athens and its lenders but that intensive work needs to be done ...
Yanis Varoufakis calls for end to ‘toxic blame game’
March 30th, 2015
Yanis Varoufakis has called for an end to the “toxic blame game” between Greece and Germany. The finance minister made the call as Greece prepares to finalise its list of economic reforms to present to its international creditors. The ...
Merkel and Tsipras ease tension but did not find political solution
March 24th, 2015
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras struck a conciliatory tone after their first bilateral meeting in Berlin on Monday but the Greek leader’s host insisted that she is not in a position to ease Greece’s ...
Greece Grabs Cash as More Than $2 Billion in Payouts Loom
March 17th, 2015
Greece will begin debating measures to boost liquidity as the cash-starved country braces for more than 2 billion euros ($2.12 billion) in debt payments Friday. Unable to access bailout funding and locked out of capital markets, the government will ...
