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Another party arrives on Greece's increasingly diffuse political scene
PoliticsGreek Politics, 4.8 percent said they would back one of the minor groups and the remaining 64.7 percent was split... the one between PASOK and New Democracy in 2012 - to be crossed for a government to be formed.
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Unemployment closes 2013 with new high of 27.5 pct in last quarter
EconomyMacroeconomythan one percentage point to 26 percent in 2014 and further to 24 percent in 2015 and 21 percent... unemployment estimate consisted one of the key assumptions of the baseline scenario for Bank of Greece
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To Potami's rise and Golden Dawn's strife shake things up for May vote
PoliticsGreek Politicsso far came on Saturday when one of its lawmakers, Chrysovalantis Alexopoulos, said he was quitting... of To Potami and Golden Dawn’s strife should happen at the same time is a coincidence but one that means
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Greece agrees with troika, looks to tranche release and redistribution of surplus
PoliticsGreek Politicssaid that the two sides had agreed on how the primary surplus would be distributed. One billion... million will be given as a “social dividend.” The latter mainly involves one-off handouts to 1
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Is the Greek coalition about to cry over fresh milk?
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe government’s already strained cohesion. One coalition MP after another has been saying since last week..., including a new framework for bank recapitalisation, into one of three articles that will make up
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A return to capital markets for Greek banks but no return to domestic lending
Agoraoversubscribed, suggesting that investors' interest was not a one-off event. Moreover, the geographical origin... of Greece one year after both institutions were extensively recapitalised by the Hellenic Financial
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Greek coalition reaches milestones but PASOK looking increasingly weary
PoliticsGreek Politicssupport the omnibus bill. One, New Democracy’s Nikitas Kaklamanis, was ousted from his party... only one MEP. Such a poor performance may lead to Venizelos’s leadership coming under threat or split
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Eurogroup clears next bailout tranches for Greece, sets new goals
EconomyProgrammefor debt servicing and to undertake some one-off spending in 2014 to bolster social cohesion.” Following... involves one-off handouts to 1 million Greeks with low incomes and a temporary boost for members
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Does return to markets signal end of Greek crisis? The perils of ignoring macro-economic fundamentals
AgoraPolitics today is the art of shaping a narrative, with the overriding preference being for one that is in harmony with markets and investors. This narrative is currently being formulated in real time... a successful return to markets has one major fault line. Not only is this return in my view
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Another big drop for building activity, which fell by 35.3 pct in January
EconomyMacroeconomyactivity sector has been one of the most prominent in the Greek economy during the crisis. The number... in the past two years, with latest figure at 3.3 percent in February. One of the reasons for the negative
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