Greece
ECB's Noyer sees gold's role as reserve declining
GERMANY - Outgoing European Central Bank Vice President Christian Noyer said on Tuesday that the role of gold in central bank reserves was declining but was still part of central bank credibility.
Greek to be Europe's number two banker
GREECE - Greek central banker Lucas Papademos, the hot favourite for the job, has been appointed vice president of the European Central Bank.
Greece looks for Papademos replacement at cen bank
GREECE - Greece is likely to pick Panagiotis Thomopoulos or Nick Garganas, both deputy Bank of Greece governors, to succeed Lucas Papademos as head of the country's central bank, the Greek press said on Monday.
Papademos has strong support for ECB job - Rato
SPAIN - Many euro zone finance ministers back Bank of Greece Governor Lucas Papademos to replace European Central Bank Vice President Christian Noyer, Spanish Economy Minister Rodrigo Rato said on Friday.
Greek central bank sees eurozone CPI below 2 pct
GREECE - Greece's central bank expects a gradual recovery of economic activity in the eurozone this year with consumer inflation falling below 2.0 percent, governor Lucas Papademos said on Tuesday.
ECB's Issing says high Greek inflation "worrying"
GREECE - Greece's higher than eurozone average inflation is a "worrying development" that poses problems to Greek competitiveness, European Central Bank Chief Economist Otmar Issing said on Sunday.
Greece hopes EU will back Papademos for ECB VP
GREECE - Greece hopes other European Union members will support Bank of Greece governor Lucas Papademos' candidacy for the vice-presidency of the European Central Bank, the government said Wednesday.
Papademos "very good" candidate for ECB vice head
GREECE - German Finance Minister Hans Eichel said Thursday that Greek Central Bank Governor Lucas Papademos was a "very good" candidate to succeed Christian Noyer as vice president of the European Central Bank, reports Dow Jones.
ECB Press Release
PRESS RELEASE - Derogation for Greece from the long-term calendar for TARGET closing days, 28 February.
Greece needs more structural reforms-cen bank
GREECE - Greece needs to proceed with additional structural reforms in order to boost the economy's competitiveness in the eurozone, the Bank of Greece and The Brookings Institution, said on Monday.
Greek media touts Papademos to replace ECB's Noyer
GREECE - Greek media has begun touting Bank of Greece Governor Lucas Papademos as a leading candidate to take over as vice president of the European Central Bank (ECB).
Greek c banker Papademos may replace Noyer
GREECE - Greek central bank governor Lucas Papademos is emerging as a frontrunner to become the European Central Bank's next vice president, European Commission and Greek government sources said Thursday.
Central bank of Greece goes live with finance kit
GREECE - Trema, the premier provider of financial technology, today announced that Bank of Greece has gone live with Finance KIT after completing the second phase of the implementation project, making it the first central bank to benefit from Trema's pre…
Speech by the Governor of the Bank of Greece
SPEECH - Speech by Lucas Papademos, Governor of the Bank of Greece at the Euro Information Conference, Athens, 17 October.
Speech by Wim Duisenberg President of the ECB
SPEECH - Speech delivered by Dr. Willem F. Duisenberg, President of the European Central Bank, at the conference hosted by the Bank of Greece on 17 October in Athens.
Duisenberg adds voice to fears over EU hopefuls
GREECE - The European Central Bank raised fresh concerns on Wednesday 17 October over the economic policies of future European Union members, underlining its doubts over their fitness for swift entry to the single currency.
€ EURO - Greek kiosks in the front line
GREECE - The owners of Greece's 15,000 kiosks say they want help from the government to prepare for the launch of the euro.
Greece says readying for countdown to euro switch
GREECE - Greece, the euro zone's 12th member since January this year, is getting ready for a euro information blitz in the months ahead to familiarise citizens with the single currency changeover.
Bank of Greece searches for Milosevic millions
GREECE - The Bank of Greece is investigating several Greek banks suspected of receiving funds laundered by Slobodan Milosevic, the former president of Yugoslavia.
Greek monetary policy report stresses convergence
REPORT: Competitiveness and productivity are key to Greece's economic convergence with the rest of the eurozone, according to the latest report on monetary policy from the Bank of Greece, submitted to parliament yesterday.
Bank of Greece to up 2000 dividend
Bank of Greece, the country's central bank, said on Mar 8 that net profit in fiscal 2000 rose 52 percent to 167.2 billion drachmas ($457 million) versus 110.1 billion in 1999.
Greek cbank warns of inflationary pressures-paper
Greece's central bank believes the government's target of average 2.3 percent inflation in 2001 may be beyond reach if inflationary pressures in the domestic economy are not reined in, Greek newspaper To Vima reported on Feb 18, 2001. Citing sources, To…
Greek cbank says no sales of euros to restructure
Greece's central bank said on Feb. 9, 2001 that it had not been selling euros as part of a restructuring of its foreign reserves but that some payment in foreign exchange had been made on behalf of the Greek government. "All these rumours that the Bank…
Greek cenbank demands tight budget, wage policy
Bank of Greece Deputy Governor Nicholas Garganas said in a newspaper interview on Thursday that Greece should continue its tight fiscal and wage policy to help bring down inflation.