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Brexit leaves Greece dangling precariously
British voters’ decision to head for the European Union’s exit door will test the EU like never before. Brexit has the potential to unleash not just a wave of consequences that will be damaging economically but also centrifugal political forces that will change the state of the Union forever.
Contributor: Nick Malkoutzis
Categories: Europe (290), Politics (407), Economy (342), Greece (520)
Crisis management policy: the sad lesson of the Greek case
The Greeks have given our civilization much, including tragedies such as Sophocles’ Antigone, where everyone eventually dies. Unfortunately, we are now witnessing a different kind of tragedy: the unnecessary sacrifice and hardship inflicted on the Greek people by the wrong economic crisis policy. The Greeks have been hit twice as much and twice as long as necessary.
Categories: Europe (290), Economy (342), Greece (520)
Encouraging signs for Greek banks in Q1 results but NPL management looms large
The disclosure of Greek banks’ first-quarter (Q1) results revealed some encouraging trends regarding their core operating profitability and asset quality evolution.
Contributor: Manos Giakoumis
Categories: Economy (342), Greece (520)
Greek banks on cusp of improved liquidity conditions
The successful completion of the first programme review and the subsequent decision of the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) to disburse a 7.5-billion-euro bailout tranche are expected to trigger a number of important developments for Greek banks.
Contributor: Manos Giakoumis
Categories: Economy (342), Greece (520)
If you think it's bleak for Greece now, wait until tomorrow
Understandably, when the International Monetary Fund published its Debt Sustainability Analysis (DSA) last week, its gloomy projections regarding the unsustainability of Greece’s debt drew all the attention.
Contributor: Yiannis Mouzakis
Categories: Economy (342), Greece (520)