Sentences with phrase «drachma by»

Helix Chests contain a single randomised weapon or shield, and they cost 3000 Drachma by the looks of it (they do today at least, and I just bought two of them).

Threatened with a civil war of creditor versus debtor, the Athenian ruler Solon pulled down the mortgage stones to free the debtors and devalued the drachma by 27 % to relieve the bankers.

Not exact matches

His statement was echoed by another former prime minister, Antonis Samaras, who said going back to the drachma would kill the Greek economy.

By far the most likely outcome of scrapping the memorandum would be the troika refusing to disburse future loan installments and Greece having to go to the drachma to pay out salaries and wages.

In Greece and Cyprus, the choice could then be one between stronger growth measures supported by debt - forgiveness and renegotiated bailout terms or an orderly return to the drachma and the lira, accompanied by capital controls and a government recovery plan.

A close friend of mine, an economist by training and with keen insight into international politics and finance, has told me that Greece should have never joined the euro and now should use this opportunity to exit the euro and return to the drachma.