The Greek banking system is clearly in a much better position now to absorb any turbulence from international markets than it was four years ago, Finance Minister Christos Staikouras said on Thursday, commenting on global banking system tensions caused by the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and the crisis at Credit Suisse.
Finland’s president plans to visit areas in Turkey devastated by last month’s earthquake on Thursday and is preparing to meet the Turkish leader, after suggesting on Wednesday that Ankara might soon declare that it would ratify Finland’s NATO membership and bring it a big step closer to joining the alliance.
A poll by the Pulse company for Skai TV gives ruling New Democracy a lead over main opposition SYRIZA, but with a drop in its share and a narrowing of the gap.
Vassilis Nedos, Kathimerini’s diplomatic and defense editor, joins Thanos Davelis to look at the significance of Christodoulides’ visit to Athens, break down whether the lull in Ankara’s aggressive behavior that we are seeing is temporary or here to stay, and look at Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias’ recent trip to Kosovo.
The Cypriot Ministry of Finance has announced that over 1,300 loan applications involving a total amount of 131.1 million euros have been submitted under the Oikia scheme, a loan management plan with government funds granted under Government Housing Plans.
For centuries, it’s been treasured in kitchens in Asia and neglected almost everywhere else: those glistening ribbons of seaweed that bend and bloom in cold ocean waves.