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Newsletter 21 - 27/03/2015
unpopular. However, as the government appears to have put its relations with creditors “back on track
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As reform talks continue in Brussels, Tsipras gauges reaction at home
PoliticsGreek Politicsadministration. Tsipras, though, is likely to try to put them on the spot by forcing them to show
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Tsipras targets opposition in debate but parliament speaker steals the show
PoliticsGreek Politicsto be to put the opposition parties in an awkward position and to appeal to his own party as well as its
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Deposit rates stable, avg loan rate below 5 pct for first time since 2002
EconomyMacroeconomyThe interest rate on households’ new time deposits marginally increased by 1 basis point (bp) to 1.81 percent in February from 1.8 percent in January, according to the Bank of Greece (BoG). The February rate is the second lowest reading during euro membership, while the marginal rise put an end
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Tsipras hopes for 'spring' with Russia but brighter days not certain
PoliticsForeign Policywould be willing to put at risk its participation in the so-called Southern Gas Corridor via
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Public admin shrinks by 11 pct during crisis, share of employment stays below EU average
Society, up from 26.4 six years previously. That put Greece behind the EU average for employment in called
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Greece and its lenders: Where do you start?
Agoraand the top rate of income tax. Beyond that, the reforms put forward by Athens are seen as “aspirational
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Tsipras makes his point in Moscow but leaves with nothing tangible
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe meeting between Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Wednesday failed to produce the kind of developments that would put relations between their two countries on a different footing. Tsipras’s visit was preceded by numerous negative or sceptical
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S&P downgrades Greece, sees economy shrinking by 1.5 pct in 2015
Economyby S&P and Fitch seem to put further pressure on the government to reach an imminent agreement
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Golden Dawn trial begins against complex political backdrop
PoliticsGreek PoliticsCivil War. Apart from any extremist fervour this may whip up, it could also put the government
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