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Another Eurogroup for Greece where all options fell short
Throughout the crisis, Eurogroup meetings that had Greece on their agenda have been awkward for Greek finance ministers and usually ended up with unpleasant outcomes.
Contributor: Yiannis Mouzakis
Categories: Europe (293), Politics (410), Economy (345), Greece (523)
The wit and will of men
“Great progress,” “very close” and “an agreement in a few weeks” were a few of the perennial quotes trotted out again by officials after failing to agree over Greek debt relief.
Contributor: Nick Malkoutzis
Categories: Europe (293), Politics (410), Economy (345), Greece (523)
Tsipras clears hurdle but isn't over finishing line
In a sense, there is very little point in evaluating Greece’s agreement with its lenders. After all, it is not as if there were a variety of other options available.
Contributor: Nick Malkoutzis
Categories: Politics (410), Economy (345), Greece (523)
Banks saw asset quality and liquidity trends improve in Q4 but process interrupted in 2017
Greek banks concluded the release of their fourth quarter (Q4) results last week, which showed an improved financial and asset quality performance overall.
Contributor: Manos Giakoumis
Categories: Economy (345), Greece (523)
What Dijsselbloem didn't say
Maybe the dial in his mind was still switched to the rigours of the Dutch elections or possibly his focus was on former colleagues who might now want to challenge him for his post as Eurogroup president. Whatever the case, Jeroen Dijsselbloem exposed one of the ugliest and most damaging sides to the discussion about the eurozone since the crisis broke out in the single currency area.
Contributor: Nick Malkoutzis
Categories: Europe (293), Politics (410), Economy (345), Greece (523)