Α survey by Markit financial information service shows signs of life in Greek factory activity.

ECB head, Mario Draghi, is expected this coming Thursday to reduce the rate at which commercial banks borrow from by 0.10% (from0.25% to 0.15%) in order to encourage business lending.

The revenue from the country's 12 largest ports reached 192 million euros in 2013, a little over the figure for 2013. Of these Piraeus generated 180 million euros. At the same time profits rose from 32.8 million to 40.9 million euros.