Fitch Upgrades Greek Bank IDRs after Deposit Withdrawal Restrictions are Lifted Fitch Ratings upgraded Alpha Bank AE's and National Bank of Greece S.A.'s Long-Term Issuer Default Ratings (IDR) to 'CCC+' from 'RD' and Eurobank Ergasias S.A.'s and Piraeus Bank S.A.'s Long-Term IDR to 'CCC' from 'RD', it said on Monday. view more

Greek Banks Have the Knowledge and the Means to Deal with Challenges Greek banks will need to face further challenges in the future, but they have the knowledge and the means to deal with them, Deputy Minister to the Prime Minister, Dimitris Liakos, who participated in the recent government meetings on the issue, said in an interview with the Athens-Macedonian News Agency (ANA). view more

Full Abolition of Capital Controls on Cash Withdrawal Credit-Positive for Greek Banks, Moody's Says The full abolition of limitations in cash withdrawal is credit-positive for Greek banks, Moody's said in a report released on Thursday. view more

Speculative Moves behind Pressure on Stock Market, Says Greek Govt Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras had a meeting on Wednesday afternoon with top government officials in relation to the latest developments on the Athens stock market. view more

Finance Minister Tsakalotos Optimistic that Pensions will not Need to be Cut Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos said he was "almost very optimistic" that pensions, slated to be cut as of January 1, will not be reduced, at an interview he gave to national broadcaster ERT on Tuesday night. view more

Tsipras, Zaev Among Favourites For Nobel Peace Prize Nomination Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and FYROM Prime Minister Zoran Zaev are among the favourites to become nominees for this year's Nobel Peace Prize, said Wiktor Nummellin, the Swedish TT news agency's special correspondent for Nobel Prizes, on Monday in an interview with the Athens-Macedonian News Agency (ANA). view more

FM Announcement on the Result of the Referendum in FYROM Greece is following closely, albeit from the appropriate distance, the developments in the friendly country of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and remains committed to the Prespa Agreement. view more

Officials Sign Agreement for Oil Exploration in Kyparissia, Crete Officials signed on Thursday signed an initial agreement awarding the exploration and development for hydrocarbons in sea blocks off Crete and Kyparissia to private companies. view more

Tsipras Tells Investors of Economic Recovery, Growing Stability Now is the time for investments that will support the dynamic recovery of the Greek economy, is the message that Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras put across during his contacts with top bankers in New York on Wednesday. view more

Greek real estate market shows signs of recovery, RE/MAX survey The Greek real estate market has begun showing signs of recovery, leaving the worst of the crisis behind, as citizens are increasingly showing more confidence in the real estate market - once the steam engine of the economy - RE/MAX Greece said in a nationwide rental survey released on Tuesday. view more