Search
-
Newsletter 131 - 8/9/2017
the government to step up its efforts to focus Greece’s domestic debate on more positive matters ahead of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’s speech at the Thessaloniki International Fair on Saturday. Macron brought with him a message of optimism about Greece’s future and set out his vision for reforming
2% -
Eurogroup stresses need for quick review, leaves some issues open
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAny hopes that Athens had of obtaining a clearer picture at Friday’s Eurogroup about how the third..., none of the representatives of the country’s lenders had something definitive to say about the review... after the end of the programme. “It is in everybody’s interests that this third review, hopefully
2% -
Back from the brink: What next for Greece's property market?
EconomyFeaturesThe story of Greece’s property markets trials and triumphs over the last few years reads like... and brutal collapse as the crisis hit, to today’s market which is steeped in rumour and speculation. It’s a story where the one-time villains, the foreign investors circling around prime property
2% -
Newsletter 139 -10/11/2017
the issue at Monday’s Eurogroup meeting, where the discussion on Greece was brief. Later in the week... on some of the other 95 prior actions that have to be carried out as part of the third review. Greece’s...-of-court workout. Beyond the potential complication regarding the e-auctions, the coalition’s view
2% -
Newsletter 147 -19/01/2018
and independent lawmaker Theodora Megaloeconomou, who also announced that she would be joining SYRIZA’s... programme. SYRIZA’s party bodies have also been meeting this week (the political secretariat on Wednesday... this summer’s programme exit will look like. Some reports suggested this week that the possibility
2% -
S&P sees improved fiscal and growth prospects, raises credit rating to 'B'
EconomyRating agency S&P raised Greece’s long-term credit rating to ‘B’ from ‘B-’ on Friday, maintaining... its outlook during the summer, and not Greece’s credit rating. In its overview, the agency stresses that Greece’s growth and fiscal outlooks have improved, the labour market is in recovery mode while
2% -
Name issue and auction targets make waves in domestic politics
PoliticsGreek Politicsa meeting of New Democracy’s political committee on Wednesday, where the main topic of discussion is likely to be Sunday’s demonstration in Thessaloniki against FYROM being allowed to use “Macedonia... been equivocal in his stance, not turning his back on the party’s long-held position that a composite
2% -
Newsletter 150 -26/01/2018
with the fallout from Sunday’s rally in Athens, when a large crowd (police say 140,000 people, but organisers claim it was much bigger) turned out to express opposition to the coalition’s plans... to Greece’s neighbour being allowed to use the name “Macedonia.” An opinion poll by the University
2% -
The sale of natural gas firm DEPA and its possible legal complications
Legal, but the sale’s timely launch, expected in March, according to the latest bailout terms, will not only depend on the fund’s intentions. In essence, this privatisation’s punctual progress is dependent on Shell and DEPA, currently engaged in advanced talks for the Dutch firm’s sale of its 49 percent stake
2% -
Newsletter 154 -9/03/2018
be available to settle the debate about whether this year’s primary surplus target is within reach.... The government’s focus is on completing the fourth review on time and exiting the programme... government primary cash surplus rises by 621 mln year-on-year Greece’s seasonally adjusted (SA
2%