Greece to receive 23 bn euro cash injection ahead of key repayment
Greece is set to receive the first instalment of its third multi-billion-euro bailout Thursday, just as a key repayment to the European Central Bank falls due.
Aug 20, 2015, 09:56 AM IST
Germany praises Greek stance shift in debt talks
Germany`s hardline finance minister Wolfgang Schaeuble on Sunday hailed a change in tone in talks with Greece over its next bailout but warned Europe would closely monitor the pace of reforms in Athens.
Aug 16, 2015, 19:45 PM IST
Greek lawmakers back 3rd bailout after all-night debate
Greek lawmakers approved their country's draft third bailout in a parliamentary vote on Friday that relied on opposition party support and saw the government coalition suffer significant dissent.
Aug 14, 2015, 15:43 PM IST
Greece reaches deal with creditors
Greece has reached a deal on a multi-billion bailout with its international creditors after marathon talks, a government source said Tuesday.
Aug 11, 2015, 12:15 PM IST
Greece expects debt reduction after November: PM
Greece expects debt reduction from its international creditors after a first assessment of reforms under its new bailout obligations concludes in November, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said Wednesday.
Jul 29, 2015, 17:44 PM IST
Greek bourse to reopen Wednesday or Thursday after ECB approval
The Greek stock market will reopen on Wednesday or Thursday after a month-long shutdown but with restrictions on trading by local investors at the request of the European Central Bank, the Greek securities regulator chairman told Reuters on Tuesday.
Jul 28, 2015, 23:24 PM IST
Creditor audit chiefs head to Greece to oversee bailout
The head representatives of Greece's international creditors will return to Athens for the first time in nearly a year to oversee work on the country's new bailout, a finance ministry source said today.
Jul 28, 2015, 20:08 PM IST
Distraction of Greece aside, is all well with the world economy?
The race is on between the U.S. and British central banks to be the first major economy to raise interest rates after a long period of unprecedented monetary generosity.
Jul 18, 2015, 09:32 AM IST
Key events in Greek bailout crisis since referendum
Following is a timeline of events in the Greek crisis from the July 5 referendum on austerity to Friday`s thumbs up by German lawmakers to talks on a third bailout.
Jul 18, 2015, 09:25 AM IST
Counting the cost for Greece and Europe
When Greek leaders began a shift in policy last year to ease themselves out from under the tutelage of foreign creditors, they hoped it would bring economic as well as political gains.
Jul 18, 2015, 09:22 AM IST
Germany to vote on Greek bailout in crucial test for deal
Germany`s parliament prepared to vote on a fresh Greek bailout Friday, a crucial test of support for the deal after ECB boosted emergency aid to the crisis-hit country and eurozone nations agreed to crucial short-term funding.
Jul 17, 2015, 11:36 AM IST
On the brink, EU leaders clinched bailout deal with an SMS
As dawn broke in Brussels on Monday, Europe's frazzled leaders gazed into an abyss: the looming exit of Greece from a common currency that symbolized European unity.
Jul 17, 2015, 10:29 AM IST
Greek parliament approves bailout measures as Syriza fragments
Speaking in parliament before the vote, Tsipras made clear he was supporting the package against his will but there was no alternative if Greece was to avoid financial collapse.
Jul 16, 2015, 09:09 AM IST
Greek parliament to vote on controversial bailout
Greece on Wednesday geared up for a parliamentary vote on draconian reforms demanded by eurozone creditors in exchange for a huge new bailout, in what could be Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras's toughest political test yet.
Jul 15, 2015, 12:01 PM IST
Greek PM Tsipras faces party revolt over bailout deal
The terms imposed by international lenders led by Germany in all-night talks at an emergency summit obliged Tsipras to abandon promises of ending austerity.
Jul 14, 2015, 08:31 AM IST
Ireland says door remains open for Greece debt talks
Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny said Monday that Greece can still return to negotiations with its international creditors to avert a default and possible exit from the euro.
Jun 30, 2015, 06:12 AM IST
Euro zone readies for Greek default after Tsipras referendum call
Greece`s European partners shut the door on extending a credit lifeline to Athens, leaving the country facing a default that could push it out of the euro and cause ripple effects across the European economy and beyond.
Jun 28, 2015, 10:04 AM IST
No deal for Greece, creditors; top-level talks resume Saturday
Greece failed again to clinch a deal with its international creditors on Thursday, setting up a last-ditch effort on Saturday to avert a default next week amid fears of financial market turmoil.
Jun 25, 2015, 23:01 PM IST
In Greece, talk of dark agenda behind debt deadlock
Warnings of dark forces bent on pushing Greece out of the euro and its leftist government out of power have increasingly moved from the fringes towards the mainstream, as talks in Brussels to secure vital bailout funds enter their final phase.
Jun 25, 2015, 22:23 PM IST
Greece, creditors fail to reach deal as deadline looms
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and his country`s creditors failed to reach a bailout deal at emergency talks Thursday, raising fresh fears that Athens will default on an IMF loan next week.
Jun 25, 2015, 17:45 PM IST
