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IMF approves $2.3 billion aid for Greece

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WASHINGTON - The International Monetary Fund on Monday approved a further 1.7 billion euros ($2.3 billion) in funds for Greece's bailout program after completing the fourth review of the cash-strapped euro zone state.

Greek shipowner jailed pending money laundering trial

ATHENS - Greek shipowner Victor Restis has been imprisoned pending trial on money laundering and embezzlement charges, court officials said on Friday, making him one of only a few prominent businessmen to be jailed amid public anger over corruption.

World, 26 Jul 2013

Greek shipowner Restis arrested on money laundering charges

ATHENS - Greek shipowner Victor Restis was arrested on charges of money laundering and embezzlement on Tuesday, becoming one of just a few prominent businessmen to be detained by police since Greece sank into crisis.

World, 23 Jul 2013

Greek shipowner Restis arrested on money laundering charges

ATHENS - Greek shipowner Victor Restis was arrested on charges of money laundering and embezzlement on Tuesday, becoming one of just a few prominent businessmen to be detained by police since Greece sank into crisis.

World, 23 Jul 2013

Greek shipowner Restis arrested over bank loans

ATHENS - Greek shipowner Victor Restis was arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of money laundering and embezzlement, police and court officials said, becoming one of just a few prominent businessmen to be arrested since Greece sank into crisis.

23 Jul 2013

Analysis: Fund could recycle German savings to euro strugglers

PARIS - What if German savers were to help rescue Greece, Portugal or Spain by investing in their state assets and companies rather than bailing them out with taxpayer-backed loans?

Portugal, Spain 22 Jul 2013

U.S. Treasury Secretary Lew urges Greece to stick with reforms

ATHENS - U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew urged Greece on Sunday to persevere with tough economic reforms during a one-day trip to Athens designed to demonstrate Washington's support for the crisis-plagued country.

21 Jul 2013

Greece's Piraeus bank aims to cut around 1,500 jobs: source

ATHENS - Greece's second-biggest bank, Piraeus , has launched a voluntary redundancy scheme aimed at cutting around 1,500 jobs in a drive to cut costs after taking over assets from smaller rivals, a source at the bank told Reuters on Friday.

19 Jul 2013

German finance minister chides Greeks for seeking debt cut

ATHENS - Greeks should stop lobbying for more debt relief, Germany's finance minister said on a visit to Athens on Thursday that forced a lockdown of the city center and a ban on protests against the deeply unpopular champion of austerity.

Germany, 18 Jul 2013

Greek police ban protests during visit by Germany's Schaeuble

ATHENS - Greek police have banned protests in downtown Athens on Thursday during a visit by German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble, whom many accuse of forcing painful cuts on Greece in return for the multi-billion euro bailouts keeping it afloat. | Video

World, 18 Jul 2013