S&P revises Greece’s outlook to ‘positive’ on debt reduction
ECONOMY

Credit ratings agency S&P on Friday revised its outlook on Greece to “positive” from “stable,” saying the tight fiscal regime will continue to spur a reduction in the government debt ratio.

More years of work, lower pensions
ECONOMY

Today’s teenagers, the children born during the debt crisis of the previous decade, who will enter the labor market around 2030, will be able to retire at the age of 72.5 having worked at least 38.5 years, according to the European Commission’s 2024 Aging Report – Economic and Budgetary Projections for the EU Member-States 2022-2070. 



Germany to be honored country at 88th Thessaloniki International Fair
ECONOMY

German Ambassador Andreas Kindl on Thursday presented Germany’s participation as honored country at the 88th Thessaloniki International Fair that will be held on September 7-15, in the context of the joint press conference with the organizer TIF-HELEXPO in the hall of the old Stock Exchange.

Loans of 2.4 bln euros to SMEs
FINANCE

Twelve banks have expressed an interest in participating in the Third Entrepreneurship Fund (TEPIX III).

UNHCR tells Cyprus to stick to the law in its efforts at sea to thwart refugee boats
NEWS

The United Nations’ refugee agency said Friday that Cypriot efforts at sea to stop numerous Syrian refugee-laden boats departing Lebanon from reaching the European Union-member island nation mustn’t contravene international human rights laws or put passengers at risk.



ANALYSIS

Inside the barn on the flat fields of the northern Netherlands, Jos Ubels cradles a newborn Blonde d’Aquitaine calf, the latest addition to his herd of over 300 dairy cattle.