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Optimism and obstacles in Spain
AgoraAmid a worrying situation in the eurozone, with a stalled economic recovery and extremely low inflation, it seems that Spain is one of the few bright spots, or there is at least some optimism after... are going well, that the chosen strategy to overcome the crises has been the correct one,” Ángel Laborda
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SYRIZA's weak foreign, defence policy credentials a vulnerability
PoliticsForeign Policywith the troika in the next few months. The one area where Tsipras did suggest some changes is military... prove one of the party’s greatest vulnerabilities. Another development of note during Tsipras’s
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The arduous road of privatisation in Greece
Agorathe more given the fact that only one day after Bouchoris’ revenue target confirmation TAIPED’s executive... be one element of a much broader assessment. The questions searching for answers concern inter alia
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Alpha Bank nine-month profits at 110.3 mln, NPL ratio at 33.6 pct
EconomyBankingrespectively. Core pre-provision income (PPI) - excluding trading income and one-off expenses – rose... reflecting a one-off cost of 195 million related to the voluntary separation scheme (VSS). The bank
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Newsletter 2 - 07/11/2014
arrangements”. This gives the Greek authorities up to one month to complete negotiations with the troika on the key pending issues of the current review. One of the main obstacles is the 2015 fiscal gap
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National Bank posts 9-month profits of 1.18 bln
EconomyBankingincorporates one-off items of 956 million euros mainly related to the recognition of deferred tax asset (DTA) in the second quarter (Q2). Excluding one-offs for both periods, net profits stood at 220 million
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In Greece, number of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion rises to 3.9 mln in 2013
Societyof poverty or social exclusion, meaning they were in at least one of the following three conditions... deprived conditions. One in five (20.3 percent) were unable to do four of the following nine things: i
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What does a bailout exit with a precautionary credit line mean for Greece?
EconomyProgrammefuture problems with access to market financing. It has an initial duration of one year... to complete its current troika review. This ensures that one way or another there will be a busy few weeks
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Newsletter 3 - 14/11/2014
special attention. One factor that could lead to turbulence concerns the economic effects of the EU’s... of the evidence presented, it would be misleading to promise one. At the same time, new challenges
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Education dispute opens up new front for coalition at sensitive time
PoliticsGreek Politicson transfers of students between universities is one of the issues to have sparked arguments. The government..., preventing students from entering, was an awkward one for the government. Things got worse when two
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