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How inflation has reshaped Greek household spending
A specific form of financial pressure has accumulated in Greece over the past five years, reflected in a steady rise in the cost of living.
Contributor: Yiannis Mouzakis
Categories: Economy (351), Society (152), Greece (531)
Podcast - Shockwaves from the Gulf: What the Iran war means for Greece
The war in Iran is sending economic and energy shockwaves far beyond the Middle East, and Greece is no exception. Rising oil and gas prices, renewed inflation pressures, and uncertainty in global energy markets are already shaping the country’s outlook.
Contributor: Agora Podcast
Categories: Politics (415), Economy (351), Greece (531)
Energy crisis puts squeeze on Greek fiscal policy
With the prospect of adverse scenarios in the US–Iran conflict now entering the mainstream — three weeks into the war, with no obvious off‑ramp and energy markets on edge — the Greek government finds itself back at the drawing board.
Contributor: Yiannis Mouzakis
Categories: Economy (351), Greece (531)
From nice story to pulped fiction: Carney delivers reality check on rules-based order
The speech delivered by Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney at the World Economic Forum in Davos has rightly attracted significant attention. It offered the crisp, crystallised analysis of global order, or disorder, that the world needed, enabling leaders to assess options based on a realistic understanding of the present rather than an idealised fantasy.
Contributor: Nick Malkoutzis
Categories: Europe (296), Politics (415), Economy (351)
Record bonds, rising bills: Greece’s economic paradox
The last few days have underscored the contrasts in Greece’s economic landscape: record-breaking success on the fiscal front was offset by troubling inflation data that highlighted the strain on households.
Contributor: Yiannis Mouzakis
Categories: Economy (351), Society (152), Greece (531)