Agora
Posts in Economy
Club Med in Washington
Numerous policy challenges awaited the International Monetary Fund at its recemy annual spring meetings in Washington. At first glance it appeaed that Europe and the eurozone were not top of the agenda.
Contributor: Jens Bastian
Categories: Economy (348)
![Photo by Myrto Papadopoulos [www.myrtopapadopoulos.com]](resources/toolip/img-thumb/2013/11/21/tsipras_1000_myrto_2111-large.jpg "Photo by Myrto Papadopoulos [www.myrtopapadopoulos.com]")
What next for Tsipras the shapeshifter?
In the shapeshifting world of Alexis Tsipras, it is difficult to know where things actually stand. His relatively brief time in power is littered with skins that have been shed and vows that have been broken.
Contributor: Nick Malkoutzis
Categories: Europe (296), Politics (413), Economy (348), Greece (527)
Tsipras and the IMF: Another miscalculation?
Following Saturday’s leak of the exchange between the International Monetary Fund’s European Department director Poul Thomsen and the head of the mission to Greece Delia Velculescu, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’s reading of the situation and his reaction to the WikiLeaks publication were puzzling.
Contributor: Yiannis Mouzakis
Categories: Economy (348), Greece (527)
Greek banks: Taking stock of a rough 2015 and looking at what lies ahead
Greek banks concluded the release of fourth-quarter (Q4) results in the first half of March. All core banks posted net loss at the bottom line largely due to one-offs, higher provisions and seasonally increased operating expenses.
Contributor: Manos Giakoumis
Categories: Economy (348), Greece (527)
Investment: The forgotten casualty of the Greek crisis
One of the greatest casualties of the Greek crisis and a much-overlooked key contributor towards the depression that engulfed the economy has been investment, or lack thereof.
Contributor: Yiannis Mouzakis
Categories: Economy (348), Greece (527)