Search
-
EU migration survey paints picture of lives of non-native population in Greece
Societyimmigrated to an EU member state in 2015. Greece was one of 11 EU states which reported... nationals stands at around 2 percent in Greece, one of the lowest in the EU. Unemployment Greece had..., outpacing the rate for non-EU born foreigners. Greece was also one of nine EU countries where the gap
5% -
Rating agencies concur in improved prospects for Greece
Economy, upping the rating by one notch to ‘Caa2’ with an improved outlook from stable to positive... both credit rating by one notch to ‘B-‘, and the outlook to positive from stable. The latest activity brings two of the ratings agencies, S&P and Fitch, ahead in their ratings by one notch. Moody’s
5% -
After an international agreement comes the domestic politics
Agorahatred. Like any diplomatic deal, the one presented by Tsipras and Zaev contains some compromises... Republic of Macedonia to Republic of North Macedonia and that the new one will be used erga omnes... as Macedonian (Citizens of the Republic of North Macedonia). This will be a hard one for many Greeks
5% -
Extending Brexit: Reaching the Larry David moment of the saga
Agoraof Commons in favour of a referendum, one has to point out that the organisation... Brexit referendum seems a very distant prospect. Elections: It is clear that the Government does..., the chances of Theresa May resigning -whose resilience is often likened to the one of Monty Python’s
5% -
Macroeconomic fundamentals for Greece
Agorawill sort themselves out without the government careening from one edge of the pinball machine... not be directly observable. One needs proxies or a different way of thinking to see them. For instance, in managing the macroeconomy, one may talk about the level and growth rate of potential real GDP
5% -
Attention turns to next government as Mitsotakis holds convincing lead over rivals
PoliticsGreek Politics. State Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis, who is one of Mitsotakis’s closest aides, is expected to get one of the top jobs in the next cabinet. Rumours have been swirling around former foreign minister... of parliamentary speaker but neither has been confirmed. Ex-Labour Minister Kostis Hatzidakis is one
5% -
Newsletter 168 -29/06/2018
with members of The SYRIZA-ANEL coalition’s parliamentary majority was trimmed to just two seats after one... authorities will have to undertake for reforms to be successfully signed off. Additionally, two... is seen levelling off at 1 percent in the long-term, which translates into a 3 percent long-term nominal
5% -
Primary surplus confirmed at 3.34 bln in Dec, misses annual target by 367 mln
EconomyMacroeconomya one-off payment related to law 4575/2018, which will be paid on January of 2019 instead of December... 5.42 billion euros, off target by 922 million euros. The MoF noted that the shortfall was mainly... billion euros. The negative balance in the aggregate period was off target by 406 million euros
5% -
Athens gearing up for new bond issue amid favourable market conditions
EconomyProgrammethe completion of the second post-programme review: To issue another sovereign bond and to pay off some... loans to Greece are expensive. “Especially for one part, 3 to 4 billion euros, the interest rate... are at 1.5 percent,” he said. “When you pay off the loans prematurely, you help restructure your debt so
5% -
Mitsotakis vows to push on with tax cuts despite fiscal concerns
PoliticsGreek PoliticsNew Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis has brushed off concerns that the lack of fiscal space... the lenders regarding Greece’s public finances veering off track due to SYRIZA’s handouts. In fact... that this would allow Greece to pay off its debt quicker. “You have different revenues if you grow with 2
5%