Greek Budget Shows Primary Surplus of 6.46 Bln Euro in Jan-Oct Greek state budget showed a primary surplus of 6.46 billion euro in the January-October period, up from a budget target for a surplus of 3.584 billion euro and up from a primary surplus of 5.33 billion euro in the same period last year, the Finance Ministry said in a report released on Wednesday. view more

Pensions will Not be Cut; More Than 765 Mln Euro Positive Measures "The pre-legislated pension cuts will not be applied as of January 1, while the package of positive measures will be higher than the 765 million euro listed in the draft budget," a senior government official said on Tuesday. view more

Greek Gov't, European Commission Working on Pension Agreement for 2019 Budget The European Commission is nearing an agreement with the Greek government to approve Greece's draft budget for 2019, European sources said on Monday. view more

China Shows Strong Interest in Greek Products "In order to increase Greece's exports of products and services to 50 pct of GDP by 2025, from just over 30 pct today, we need large and growing markets such as China," secretary general of the Ministry of Economy and Development, Ilias Xanthakos, said in a statement to the Athens-Macedonian News Agency (ANA). view more

IMF Forecasts for Greek Economy Better than European Commission's The International Monetary Fund (IMF) made more positive forecasts regarding the Greek economy's prospects than the European Commission, in its Regional Economic Outlook for Europe report released on Thursday. view more

Eurobank to Buy Piraeus Bank's Bulgarian Subsidiary Eurobank Ergasias SA on Wedneday announced that it has concluded an agreement with Piraeus Bank SA for the acquisition of Piraeus Bank Bulgaria AS. view more

Dragasakis: Exit from Programme an Opportunity to Plan the Future on a more Stable Basis Greece's exit from the programme and surveillance coincides with a growing uncertainty and tension in many parts of the world. view more

Greece Drafting New Growth Strategy, Economy and Dev't Minister Says Greece drafts its own growth strategy following the completion of the bailout programme, as the country regains more autonomy in determining and implementing an economic policy, Yiannis Dragasakis, deputy PM and and Economy and Development Minister said on Monday. view more

BoG governor: Greek Banks Adequately Capitalized, Challenges Remain After three rounds of recapitalizations, Greek banks have among the highest rates of capital adequacy in the Eurozone and adequate capital reserves to absorb any additional credit losses. view more

Interest Rates to Remain Low for a Long Time, Bank of Greece Report Says Interest rates will remain at very low level for a long time and central banks could continue using quantative easing (QE) tools in the future, as the zero lower bound will remain binding in the medium-term, a report by the Bank of Greece said on Thursday. view more