State Budget showed a primary surplusfor the seven-month period January - July 2014 amounting to 2.3 billion euros or 1.25% of GDP, against a target of 800 million euros or 0.4% of GDP, as announced today by the Deputy Minister Finance Christos Staikouras.

The first phase of the implementation of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) recommendations has been completed, the ministry of Administrative Reform & E-governance announced on Tuesday.

"Habitual slackers shouls not expect indulgence from the settlement of loans in the red," said today the Minister of Development Nikos Dendias after his meeting with the President of the union of the Athens Chamber of Commerce and Industry Kostantinos Mihalos.