Angela Merkel's visit to Athens is a very positive development, the Greek Prime Minister stated.

Shortly after the opening of the Athens Stock Exchange, the shares of both banks have been withdrawn from trading. A Greek financial analyst told GRReporter that this is a standard procedure in the presence of information on the merger of such large institutions.

The German Chancellor is expected in Athens on Tuesday, 9 October. Her visit is a sure sign that Greece will not be on the agenda of the Eurogroup meeting on Monday.

Leonidas Tzanis has committed suicide a few days after the publication of the list of 36 politicians who are being investigated for profiteering.

They claim to have collected $ 600 billion from the Greek diaspora and pose as preconditions for lending the money a change in the constitution and the announcement of new elections.

While the negotiators in Athens cannot reach an agreement, Market News International stated that Germany, the Netherlands and Finland want to delay the decision for the payment of the 31.5 billion euro aid until the meeting of Eurogroup finance ministers on 12 November.

These are the findings of the market research commissioned by the federation of merchants and craftsmen and the Hellenic federation of traders and owners of petrol stations, which was presented to journalists in Athens this week.