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NPLs: The Achilles heel of the Greek banking system
Having completed capital increases of 8.3 billion euros, which more than covered the capital needs identified by the Bank of Greece (BoG) under the baseline scenario, the single most important risk for Greek banks remains the non-performing loans (NPLs).
Contributor: Manos Giakoumis
Categories: Economy (345), Greece (523)
Public deficit and democratic duty
“Unless the general public is informed by basic economic theory and by key economic facts, they’re going to make wrong decisions,” Korean economist Ha-Joon Chang recently said in an interview following a presentation at the London School of Economics.
Contributor: Nick Malkoutzis
Categories: Politics (410), Economy (345), Greece (523)
Political tremors shake Spain, overshadow economic progress
If you had asked any Spaniard in May what might be the hardest thing to change within the country’s institutions, most of them would have pointed to the monarchy and the bipartisanship.
Contributor: Arturo Lopo
Categories: Europe (293), Politics (410), Economy (345)
How Greek banks moved into a new era
The core Greek banks reported first quarter (Q1) results in the last three days of May. The release of the results was the last act in a series of important developments for the Greek banking market over the past two months. These developments constitute the third phase of the new era for Greek banks, which started two years ago.
Contributor: Manos Giakoumis
Categories: Economy (345), Greece (523)
Is post-election just pre-election in Greece?
Now that the ballots from Greece’s triple election marathon have been counted, the focus of debates is shifting towards policy implications, expected cabinet reshuffles and demands for yet more elections. Any observer of Greek politics in Berlin, Paris or Brussels would be at pains to comprehend what kind of post-election narrative this constitutes.
Contributor: Jens Bastian
Categories: Europe (293), Politics (410), Economy (345), Greece (523)