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The complexities of regaining market access: Could Greece learn from Portugal?
AgoraTreasury successfully exchanged two bonds maturing in 2014 and one in 2015, totalling 6.6 billion... at market entry on the Portuguese side appears well chosen for two rather obvious reasons. On the one... a financial assistance package with compliance measures and policy conditionality. Instead, one option
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Name and shame
Agoracarefully because he cannot abandon the stance taken by one of his predecessors, former Prime Minister... such as the one in Thessaloniki, labelling them nothing more than the populist manifestation of fringe... one to pass up a chance to play to the nationalist gallery and to shore up the small pool
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Part-time work, low pay characterise crisis-era job market
Society) as were young workers aged 18-34 (41.5 percent). One in four respondents reported working in a non... than through a permanent position. Around one third of respondents (32 percent) said that the job... that is especially apparent in hirings in the last three years, since one in four of all workers employed
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Newsletter 235 -17/01/2020
, and one who SYRIZA and Movement for Change (KINAL) will find difficult to reject. Sakellaropoulou... in motion one of his two desired democractic outcomes with nomination of Council of State president... and could need more than one coalition partner to form a government. This means there is an increased
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Greece's EU journey: Solidarity hard to come by, but two-way approach also lacking
Agorathe first European elections in 1979, Schmidt called for “a Europe of solidarity, where one country... questioned to “describe in one word the EU today” 33.5% of the participants say, “lack of solidarity... in the Union. Some recent examples could justify this. One of the main concerns currently
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Beyond conspiracy theories: How mismanagement shaped vaccination in Albania
Agorathe resurgence of infections in Albania, the narrative practically writes itself. On the one hand, when... tourist season was over. It also extended curfew by one hour, and reiterated its mask mandate in indoor... that Albania was one of the firsts in the Western Balkans to begin administering vaccines. In a sense
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Bravo, Bank of Greece
Agora, one assumes that these important parties are looking at the same data that the BoG is now sharing...: The note is very cyclical and short run. This is understandable for quarterly decision making. However... forecast instead of one where the probability of expectation is one of disappointment (as promptly
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S&P leaves Greece's 'BBB' rating unchanged, hints at slower pace of upgrades
Economy. In April, S&P was among the agencies that advanced Greece one notch further into investment grade... fiscal performance remains one of its key strengths. The government recorded one of the highest...) as of mid-2025, providing a significant buffer against external shocks. The banking sector has
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Newfound variety helps Greek winemakers enjoy exports boost
SocietyOne of the aims of Greece’s adjustment program has been to make the country more competitive... strawberries one of Greece’s 100 most exportable products. The rise in strawberry exports has been driven.... “The Greek wine industry, which has set up the New Wines of Greece website has done a very solid job
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Of symmetry and adjustments in the eurozone
Agoraof this asymmetric adjustment. The first, is that the adjustment has been very painful...). Things are even more dramatic if one looks at youth unemployment, which is close to 60 percent in Spain... surpluses, which existed even in the past. Add to this the fact that the ECB seems very reluctant
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