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Newsletter 497 - 06/03/2026
PoliticsWar in Middle East puts Greek political system on edgeGreece has spent the week edging from... it cannot influence. The Israeli–US strike on Iran over the weekend set the tone. The Greek... of Greek strategic life: energy, shipping, tourism, trade, migration, and the delicate balance
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Newsletter 87 - 09/09/2016
for Greek banks by 4.4 billion to 52.8 billion until September 21. Since the signing of the third... of an action-packed seven days for the Greek government, which will culminate in the informal gathering... Minister Alexis Tsipras hosted a mini-summit of his own in Athens on Friday. The Greek leader invited
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EC sticks with 0.6 pct growth for Greece in 2014 but also sees C/A deficit
Economyheadline forecasts for Greek GDP growth unchanged at 0.6 percent in 2014 and 2.9 percent in 2015... (gg) deficit is expected at 13.1 percent in 2013 including one-off costs related to bank recapitalization (11 percent of GDP), according to the EC. Excluding this one-off item, we see the gg deficit
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Eurobank reports loss in Q4 and for 2015, management expects bank to turn profitable in 2016
EconomyBankingEurobank kicked off the fourth-quarter (Q4) reporting season of Greek banks posting net loss... reflects lower funding cost with the Greek deposit spread improving by 17 basis points (bps) QoQ... Single Resolution Fund of 30 million and 12 million one-off contribution to the resolution
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The IMF and Greece's bitter pill
Agorathe aspects of yet another Greek “rescue package” that do not make sense. Having been heavily criticised over its involvement in the first two Greek programmes, the IMF has remained on the sidelines... in the Greek talks, which are balanced precariously at the moment. The article appears to undermine
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Health service in spotlight as govt scrabbles for more measures to contain Covid
PoliticsGreek Politicsalternative – although opinion polls indicate that much of the Greek public is not convinced... than in the past. Koufodinas stand-off The opposition party, though, remains susceptible to the kind of ideological hang-ups that turned off many voters during the last few years. The latest case came
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Newsletter 392 - 08/09/2023
and damage, has thrown political developments off course. The impact of Storm Daniel forced... was due to take place this Sunday, with the run-off ballot due next Saturday. Instead, the first election... flooded in Thessaly, an area that lives off farming to a large extent. Apart from disrupting the plans
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PM prepares to finalise relief package as talk of electoral tweak gathers pace
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreek politics is set to resume its normal rhythm again after the peak of the summer holidays over... with the Greek public after the government took another hit over the past few days due to the wildfires... intervention package that aims to alleviate some of the pressure on Greek households without jeopardising
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In Erdogan's shadow
Agora, the Greek premier held off from approaching the now-omnipotent Turkish leader during recent months... to the Greek islands alone this year means that Athens, like the rest of the EU, needs Turkish cooperation...-right MHP in such a coalition would have put Greek-Turkish relations on a particularly precarious
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Stocks plunge 8.8 pct over week in aftermath of UK referendum outcome
EconomyThe Greek equity market tumbled 13.4 percent on Friday as the result of the UK referendum triggered risk-off trades in the global markets. Investors’ reaction on Friday ended a four-day rally that led to notable gains of 11 percent in the domestic market. Overall, Greek shares plunged 8.8 percent
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