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Papandreou returns as PASOK seeks revival
PoliticsGreek Politicsto exist in any discernible way during the months after it narrowly failed to get into Parliament
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Schaeuble presents Athens with stark reality of programme without IMF
PoliticsGreek Politicson whether or not it approves negotiating a new program.” In this way, the German finance minister made
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Tsipras facing more media intervention claims after changes at newspaper
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat Tsipras called this week for the parties to reach a consensus on the way forward for the Greek media
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Pensions main source of finance for half of households as income falls again
Societyway” the difficult Greek households have in coping with everyday expenses. Consumption is expected
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Eurogroup sheds little light on how Greek review will progress
EconomyProgrammeThursday’s Eurogroup yielded little in way of tangible results for the Greek programme, apart from a clear insistence on the side of the European lenders that the International Monetary Fund should remain fully involved in the bailout. Eurogroup chief Jeroen Dijsselbloem said after the meeting
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IMF's outlook on debt unsustainability adds to doubts after inconclusive Eurogroup
EconomyProgramme” on the way forward. Tsakalotos insisted after the meeting that the IMF’s demand for upfront
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The place where sanity goes to die
Agorathe other way and sign off on what was presented as progress in the Greek programme. Now the IMF has
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New overdue taxes jump by 1.3 bln in Dec, total stock climbs to 54 pct of GDP
EconomyMacroeconomy, way above target of 2.05 billion. The collection of new tax debt (excluding non-tax categories
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With review stalled, Athens continues to be coy on concessions
PoliticsGreek PoliticsWith the meeting of the International Monetary Fund’s executive board out of the way, the next crucial waypoint in the Greek review is Thursday’s meeting of the Eurogroup Working Group (EWG). Athens continues to keep its cards close to its chest regarding what kind of deal it might accept
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Greek banks stepped up write-offs in 2016, provisions increased at slowest pace since 2008
EconomyBanking. This implies annual write-offs of around 4 billion euros. The latter stands way above the average
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