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First round of second review discussions concludes on Thursday
EconomyProgrammeThe first round of discussions between the Greek government and the institutions’ mission chiefs on the second programme review lasted one week and concludes on Thursday. The agenda includes five... of discussions over the last seven days which touched upon a wide range of issues including also
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Tsakalotos appears but gives little away about negotiations with creditors
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat people have to keep in mind is “net.” The Greek finance minister said that the net outcome... the ENFIA property tax and VAT on a range of products and services, will be contingent upon the fiscal
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Q1 GDP down by mild 0.1 QoQ, hinting at impact of drawn-out review
EconomyMacroeconomy) adopted a more optimistic outlook for the Greek economy in its spring economic forecasts published last... are expected to be revised upon the release of the provisional estimates due on June 2, including
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Newsletter 156 -23/03/2018
of the two Greek soldiers currently in custody for crossing the Evros border illegally. The opposition... speculation on a rift has been seized upon by the opposition in their calls for elections. This means
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Police actions draw attention to ND's law and order agenda
PoliticsGreek Politicsused by some riot police against protesters. The Greek branch of Amnesty International said... and order. The conservatives promised to tighten things up upon coming to power. Since July, law
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Alpha Bank reports 2.5 bln loss in 9M as it intensifies effort to clean up balance sheet
EconomyBankingby the Hercules II APS, and there is an imminent completion of the Orbit sale of Greek NPEs of 1.3... euros. These transaction upon completion by year-end will bring the NPE ratio down to 13 pct. P&L NII
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Numbers stacking up for PM to announce winter relief package
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat should there be enough fiscal space, the government will offer Greek households and businesses more...Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis heads for his summer holidays on Friday knowing that upon his return he will have to decide with his ministers what relief measures the government will set out
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SYRIZA, PASOK leaders prepare responses to stark choice presented by PM
PoliticsGreek Politicsand the opposition. Tsipras is being called upon to respond to Mitsotakis’s 5.5-billion-euro relief package, but, more importantly, the political dilemma that the New Democracy leader presented to Greek voters
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Speculation over polls heats up as parties battle over cost-of-living measures
PoliticsGreek Politicsinto the summer. The decision is somewhat constrained around two fixed points in the calendar, Greek... framework and how much EU-wide decisions can be relied upon. The ECB’s decisions are also critical
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SYRIZA seizes on latest spyware reports to renew pressure on government
PoliticsGreek Politicsan 11-million-euro deal with Krikel for the supply of a radio communications system for the Greek... that sold the Predator spyware. This report was seized upon by SYRIZA, which issued a statement
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