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Troika returning to Greece but key decisions still months away
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor the 12 months ahead. A report in the Wall Street Journal indicated that a commitment to a specific... would help Greece and its eurozone partners to focus on wider issues, such as funding gaps for 2014... this would take care of the immediate need for funding, without which Greece would default in May
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The main political scenarios ahead for Greece should it reach a deal with lenders
PoliticsGreek Politicsof numerous tax breaks, as Marcus Walker of the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday... also strengthen the premier’s cause. On Friday, 49 SYRIZA MPs asked for the preliminary findings... through Parliament alone would not be enough to secure bailout funding and begin to restore stability
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Tracing the decline of the middle class as parties vie for its votes
EconomyFeaturesto wall, and that is why professional politicians mostly avoid it, preferring instead to allude... taken by higher income groups. These findings challenge some of the assertions of critics who claim... in fact. One of the findings of a recent analysis of income and social inclusion statistics
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Coalition caught between pleasing lenders and voters ahead of next troika review
PoliticsGreek Politicsconditionality. The Wall Street Journal reported that the eurozone is considering attaching terms to any debt... on the funding gap. Greece is on course to meet its fiscal targets and believes that with some hard work over the summer the structural side can be taken care of as well. However, the funding issue will depend
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Newsletter 79 - 24/06/2016
bloody turmoil and division, one can read the surname of a Soviet soldier who scratched it into the wall... Assistance (ELA) for ECB funding. Greek banks hold a total of 9.3 billion of ECB-eligible assets, which are currently paced with the BoG for ELA funding at a cost that is 150 basis points above
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Parties re-work strategies as clearer picture emerges for election run-up
PoliticsGreek Politicshas hit a wall and fears that he cannot get re-elected on his own. Some left-wing officials believe... to the findings from a month earlier. In terms of voting intentions, support for New Democracy now stands
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Polls indicate PM’s tax-cut offer fails to move needle as voters remain pessimistic, concerned
PoliticsGreek Politicshis big bazooka and that it has hardly made a dent in the wall of disappointment and disinterest... findings, 49 pct view the measures negatively and only 18 pct positively, with nearly a third
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It remains a mystery
AgoraThe Wall Street Journal leaked this week the minutes of an International Monetary Fund board... issue and a coupon of 6.25 percent. From that point on it became apparent that funding at sustainable... additional funding of significance to support its banking sector following the restructuring. It is worth
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Lenders put together proposal that may leave Tsipras struggling
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat the institutions have arrived at a common position. The Wall Street Journal reports... of the bailout funding package. The FT claimed that there are discussions about extending Greece’s... of more bailout funding to cash-starved Greece would provide some relief, it is difficult to see
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The wit and will of men
Agoraa Eurogroup with its back against the wall has happened numerous times during the crisis and always... recommend to the organisation’s executive board to join the Greek programme with funding. “It is recognised..., allowing Greece to receive funding from the Europeans just in time to pay 6.5 billion euros of debt
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