Bailout

Greek Premier Kyriakos Mitsotakis said he does not intend to ask for a reduction of Greece's primary surplus target in his meeting with the German Chancellor in Berlin on Thursday, according to an interview published in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.
The post-bailout target set by Greece's lenders is for a primary surplus of 3.5 percent of GDP.

Greek private sector bank deposits rose in July for the fifth successive month, central bank data showed on Wednesday.

Businesses and household deposits increased to 138.64 billion euros ($154.50 billion) from 136.94 billion in June, Bank of Greece data showed.

Greece is fully lifting its remaining capital controls, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Monday, in a move signalling the economy's continuing return to stability after the tumult of three international bailouts since 2010.
"From today, capital controls are a thing of the past," Mitsotakis told lawmakers in parliament.

Greek private sector bank deposits rose in June for the fourth successive month, central bank data showed on Wednesday.

Businesses and household deposits increased to 136.94 billion euros ($152.74 billion) from 135.28 billion in May, Bank of Greece data showed.

Greece can really take off. The economy has already reached its lowest point and is now poised for a spectacular rebound. The country's human capital is unlimited in all sectors and for the first time in a long time we have a government that understands the notion of entrepreneurship and wants to move dynamically in the field of investments.

Senior officials from Greeces creditor institutions are meeting in Athens with the country's new conservative government, which is planning to begin dismantling bailout-era taxes next month. 

Senior officials from Greece's bailout creditor institutions were meeting in Athens with the country's new conservative government following general elections this month.

The newly-elected Greek government's reform drive is welcome but the country must respect its post-bailout commitments, the head of the eurozone's bailout fund said on Tuesday.

The government that has just taken power in Greece is different to what we are accustomed to and close to what a big chunk of the population is eager to see. The center-right administration appears well-prepared.

Conservative party leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis was sworn in as Greece's new prime minister on Monday, a day after his resounding win over left-wing Alexis Tsipras, who led the country through the tumultuous final years of its international bailouts.