Athens, Sha'ban 11, 1435, Jun 9, 2014, SPA -- Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras appointed economist Gikas Hardouvelis as the country's new finance minister in a cabinet reshuffle on Monday, dpa reported. Hardouvelis, who is the chief economist at Eurobank and also served as director of the economics office of two previous prime ministers, replaces Yannis Stournaras who has been responsible for carrying out tough negotiations with Greece's international lenders in exchange for emergency bailout funds. --SPA 21:01 LOCAL TIME 18:01 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w