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Debt relief or debt restructuring for Greece?
AgoraThe two economic adjustment programmes for Greece from 2010 and 2012 as well as the sovereign debt restructuring from April 2012 and the debt buyback initiative in December of the same year have had... in December 2012 only nine months after the debt restructuring still exist today? Put otherwise
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DIMAR faces struggle to survive in 2014, a year of elections
PoliticsGreek Politicsnot to close the door on cooperation with SYRIZA, which consistently led opinion polls in December... quit his position in December, citing differences with Kouvelis over the party’s course. The split
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A third of Greek homeowners fear losing their properties in 2014
Society, legislation passed on December 21, which lifts a blanket ban on foreclosures attempts to ensure..., Craftsmen & Merchants (GSEVEE) in December found that 32.3 percent of 1,300 households surveyed
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Deposits edged up in Nov but credit contraction was close to 4 pct
EconomyMacroeconomyeuros since the end of December 2012 and 65.51 billion since its peak in June 2012. The ongoing... percent at the end of June 2013 from 49.1 percent in December 2012. Heightened NPLs, continued bank
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Bank of Greece decision bolsters Greek lenders’ capital ratios
EconomyMacroeconomyCommittee Act 36/December 23, 2013 published in the Government Gazette on December 31, 2013) abolishes... exercise (disclosed on December 16), which provided updated capital data according to uniform
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Indices for turnover, new orders in industry post big falls in November
Economyin December, peaking to its highest level in more than four years as it reached 49.6 points from 49.2 in November. “December survey data offered signs that an upturn in the business cycle may have
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Wage ruling gives gov't immediate fiscal headache, political one may come later
PoliticsGreek Politicsand emergency services should not have had their salaries slashed in December 2012 as part of the coalition’s... to their salaries. A lower court that deals with wage issues ruled in December that judges’ pay should
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Building activity up by 36.2 pct in Nov as rebound continues
EconomyMacroeconomyat 3.1 - 3.7 percent in the past two years, with latest figure at 3.3 percent in December.... The amended concession contracts were voted in mid December raising hopes about the projects
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Greek Q4 GDP down 2.6 pct, shrinks 3.7 pct in 2013 - better than troika estimates
EconomyMacroeconomyin the 9-month period. Excluding December data, which is not yet available, the trade deficit fell 12... in exports. The release of the December figures will most likely result to a lower decline of trade
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Greek deflation slows to 1.5 pct in January
EconomyMacroeconomyThe drop in Greece’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) slowed to 1.5 percent in January from 1.7 percent in December, according to the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT). On a monthly basis, the CPI... in January decelerating from the 3 percent recorded in December. Communication - where prices remained flat
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