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Deputy takes over the helm at Greece's National Bank
The National Bank of Greece's deputy chief executive, Paul Mylonas, has been appointed its new CEO after Leonidas Frangiadakis resigned in May.
The economist has been the acting CEO at National Bank, Greece's largest lender by assets, since his predecessor's resignation, and deputy CEO since June 2014.
Developing skills to keep abreast of a changing world
Artificial intelligence, robotics and new technology are bringing sweeping change to the world and according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), one in two jobs is likely to be significantly affected by automation in the next decade.
Corporate tax rates drive investors away
While most countries in the developed and developing world are reducing tax rates to attract investments, in Greece the corporate tax is the fifth highest among the member-states of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), according to Ernst & Young.
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Forecasts for growth keep heading lower
The official forecasts for Greek growth this year keep dropping, the latest being the European Commission's projection on Thursday that spoke of an expansion of just 1.9 percent.
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OECD calls for reforms to boost growth rate, make debt sustainable
Greece needs to further extend its real age of retirement and to abolish all kinds of tax exemptions, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has recommended in a report published on Monday, so that the growth rate accelerates, fiscal revenues expand and the national debt becomes sustainable.
OECD calls for an even tighter fiscal policy to bolster growth
Greece needs to further extend its real age of retirement and to abolish all kinds of tax exemptions, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has recommended in a report published on Monday, so that the growth rate accelerates, fiscal revenues expand and the national debt becomes sustainable.
Brussels views extension of retirement age as necessary
Changes in the age of retirement are the only tool remaining for the protection of Greek pensioners from poverty, as all other intervention measures have been exhausted, according to a report issued on Monday by the European Commission.
Greek bond yields give way
Greek government bond yields hit fresh two-and-a-half-month lows after Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) chief Angel Gurria said on Monday that Greece has made "enormous" reform efforts since its debt crisis broke out and its international lenders must now grant it debt relief.
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OECD chief says Greece deserves debt relief after 'enormous' reform effort
Greece has made an "enormous" reform effort since its debt crisis broke out and its international lenders must now grant the country debt relief, OECD chief Angel Gurria said on Monday.
Gurria, who met Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras in Athens, urged Greece to continue with reforms after its third international bailout expires in August.
High marks in retail market deregulation for Greece
Greece has caught up with the majority of its European Union peers in terms of lifting restrictions in retail commerce, rising to 11th among the bloc's 28 member-states in the sector's deregulation chart.