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New details reveal what may have led to discrepancy in Athens Airport concession price
EconomyFeaturesthe two figures has been known for around a year now but was raised by New Democracy as part.... The original deal had anticipated single digit growth in 2017 and 2018, which now looks to be closer
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Preparing for a new normal in German politics
Agora. German politics now enters unchartered waters. This uncertainty extends beyond Berlin. Political... now is not a surprise. Her political capital in Berlin was declining after major electoral setbacks
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Greece drops to 72 in Doing Business index as long-term problems persist
EconomyFeatures, the number of procedures involved has fluctuated. Whereas it took 15 procedures in 2006, it now takes 17... a construction permit now takes 123 days compared to 198 in 2006. Registering property Greece
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IMF distances itself from budget talks, leaving Athens and EU to hammer out deal
EconomyProgrammeof the agreed pension cuts. Now, IMF spokesman Gerry Rice has publicly confirmed that the Fund will leave... arrangement or programme with Greece. So clearly, the main interaction now is between Greece
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Tsipras reaches settlement with church, aiming to subdue critics
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe holy men as it now means that they come fully under the authority of the church and metropolitan... gain for the government is that Tsipras now has the green light from Ieronymos to go ahead
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Amid efforts to help banks reduce NPLs, portfolio sales dominate drive to meet 2018 targets
EconomyBankingand leasing exposures is also on track for sale and completion from now through the first half of 2019... now sell contingent convertible bonds (CoCos) in place of the Tier-II bond. Piraeus Bank
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Tsipras points to tax cuts as example of bailout exit benefits
PoliticsGreek Politicsto be implemented next year, that his government is only now beginning to show its true colours as far as economic... that the pension cuts have now been abandoned, which is a move that New Democracy supported
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New overdue taxes jump by 1.4 bln in Sept, with total stock exceeding 104 bln
EconomyMacroeconomywhen the rise stood at 410,322. Total debtors now stand at 4.3 million. The total for legacy tax... driven by rises in new debt. Total debt has remained above the 100-billion mark for eight months now
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Athens moves quickly to scrap pension cuts as Eurogroup inches forward on euro reform
EconomyProgrammeare committed to a sound fiscal path.” However, as expected, Centeno stressed that the focus will now... that the objective, now that Greece is out of the programme, is very clear: Greece should strengthen its growth
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Chasing investment, the Greek dream
Agoraat 34.4 percent of the total, from nearly 60 percent at its peak in 2007. Equally, total machinery now.... The banks have deleveraged significantly since the crisis onset and mortgages now stand at 57
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