In terms of banking, there are a few options open to expats living in Greece. For example, some choose to maintain an existing account in their home country, which can be useful for things like paying recurring bills back home. Others choose to open an international account with their existing bank, which may eliminate or … Read more

While the process for opening a bank account in Greece is straightforward there are some important issues to remember because of the country’s ongoing financial issues. Indeed, when credit controls were in place it was virtually impossible for anyone to open a new bank account in the country. Expats could do so to receive their … Read more

It is truly tragic that, in a few short years, Greece has shifted in the public imagination from being the birthplace of democracy and timeless philosophical inquiry to being called a “broke” nation, and being cited as a prime example of the socio-political fractures in the Eurozone. Since the 2010 rise of Greece’s national debt … Read more