Greece is recovering faster than expected, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said on Monday and expressed his optimism over the country's prospects.

Privatisations have been at the heart of Greece’s rescue programmes, but from the start have been riven by discord and problem-plagued.

After more than two months, the railway linking Greece to the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) is set to resume service today after protesting migrants have been removed from the nearby Idomeni border camp in northern Greece.

There was fresh concern yesterday that there could be further delays in the disbursement of much-need bailout money to Greece owing to a disagreement between Athens and its creditors, who have demanded changes to prior actions passed in Parliament earlier this month.