Fairfax Financial

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Friday received a group of foreign investors at Maximos Mansion, while the discussion focused on the first review of the economic adjustment program and government’s strategy on development.

Fairfax Financial Holdings, which bet on the success of a Greek turnaround last year, said on Thursday it is confident that Greece will reach a deal with its counterparts in the eurozone and remain a part of the currency bloc.

By Ilias Bellos

Major foreign investors in Greece have incurred losses of more than 4.5 billion euros in total from the drop of asset values in their Greek portfolios. This concerns significant institutional investors who believed in the Greek effort and supported it, but are now seeing their investments vanish.

By Ilias Bellos

The entry of new foreign investors flirting with Greek real estate looks set to be strengthened by the possible opening of another major US realtor’s office in Greece, following reports that Hines has been conducting talks in this country for months.

Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd said Quebec’s securities regulator is investigating Chief Executive Officer Prem Watsa and President Paul Rivett as part of a probe into possible insider trading.

Greek Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras was scheduled to meet with Fairfax Financial Holdings founder and chief executive Prem Watsa [photo] on Friday.

A group led by Watsa's Canadian company became the anchor investor in Eurobank’s recent 2.8 billion share capital increase.

By Yiannis Papadoyiannis

Fairfax Financial Holdings founder and chief executive Prem Watsa has expressed optimism to Kathimerini regarding the course of the Greek economy and said he was impressed by government efforts to improve conditions in the country.