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With onerous measures looming, Tsipras seeks talks with opposition leaders
PoliticsGreek Politicsat the moment. The conservatives are focussed on making a second attempt to elect a leader on December 13
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Economic sentiment stable, consumer confidence down 4.5 pts in November
EconomyMacroeconomya downward movement until August, when it fell to 75.2 the second lowest reading since 2002. After recording
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Stock market slips 1.4 pct dragged by huge bank losses
Economyon the second set of prior actions Greece has to implement by mid December to unlock the next sub
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Greece receives list of milestones for next bailout sub-tranche
EconomyProgrammeThe Eurogroup Working Group (EWG) reportedly agreed on Thursday evening the second list of milestones Greece has to implement in the next three weeks for the disbursement of the next sub-tranche of 1 billion euros by December 18. According to reports, the new list includes 13 prior actions related
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Uncertainty lingers after Tsipras and opposition leaders find no common ground
PoliticsGreek PoliticsA meeting of party leaders on Saturday did nothing to clear up the uncertainty surrounding the short-term future of Greek politics as Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras failed to convince his rivals he was making a genuine effort to find common ground. It was only the second time in the last five years
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Greece steps up effort to bolster relations with Iran
PoliticsForeign Policy, however, is the second Greek foreign minister to visit Tehran in the last two years. His
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Greek households most overburdened with housing costs in EU
Society. Greece’s population is the joint second least satisfied with their accommodation. On a scale from
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Weak banks drag Greek stocks down by 6.5 pct during week
EconomyGreek shares fell by another 6.5 percent this week amid a continued bank weakness, which plunged at double-digit rates for the fifth successive week. Turnover rebounded strongly after Alpha and Eurobank new shares commenced trading on Wednesday. The government has to implement the second list
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Trade deficit increases by 17.3 pct in Oct on large drop in exports
EconomyMacroeconomyeuros, with imports at 4.28 billion. This is the second highest reading in the course of 2015
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Pension reform wrangle prompts Greece to consider going own way on contributions rise
EconomyProgrammeAlthough decisions regarding pension reform are not due until the first programme review scheduled for January, after the second set of milestones has been completed, the issue is already beginning to dominate the agenda. Greece and its lenders remain some distance from reaching common ground
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