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Reflections on Greece's balance of payments
Agorafor net exports (X-M>0). How does such a development emerge in reality? Well, either production (Q... is happening in the economy, including how the government handles economic policy (as we will see... to pass through the wringer of recovering the country’s saving-investment balance. How did the Greek
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Record FDI flow into Greece raises bar, but is it sustainable?
EconomyFeatureswould make it a new high point. How does the new wave of FDI compare to past years, and particularly... existing assets (M&A) and how much was invested in new ventures (greenfield investments). Here we... of a trend towards more productive investments. What remains to be seen is how the trend will be sustained
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On monetary policy and inflation targeting
Agorafrom some lagged effects that may still be in the pipeline), and M/M, the public will see how fast... undo this with any sort of monetary policy. The only relevant consideration is how to get... inflation are anchored at 2 percent, if the policy is credible, no matter how big the miss in the past. Thus
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Where are the Conservatives?
Agoranever heard of a government where the cabinet level comprised 63 individuals. How does the PM conduct... of minister” as they are often called) and how many individuals comprise this highest body of government... than Greece, which could give economies of scale. So, we can calculate how many citizens are served
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PM’s silence on legality of Maduro’s capture sparks widespread opposition criticism
PoliticsGreek Politicssovereignty all demand a consistent defence of legality. His intervention underscored how the Venezuela... within Greek politics about how to balance alignment with Western allies against the need to project... entangling Athens in Venezuela’s crisis. Guaido’s trajectory since 2019 illustrates how Mitsotakis’s
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In hindsight it would have been nicer
Agoraby eurozone officials and politicians. The whole process was reverse engineered based on how much money eurozone partners were willing to make available rather than how much financing was required to get... of this year. Given how effectively the wider crisis strategy has worked so far in averting a full
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Greece's 2014 fiscal gap suddenly appears bigger, much bigger
Economyor extra revenues next year. Beyond that, it also prompts the question of how big a perceptions gap... 50 percent or so. Asmussen also put the financing gap, the difference between how much money Greece needs and how much it is scheduled to get from its creditors, in the second half of 2014
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House of cards (The rise and fall of Akis Tsochatzopoulos)
Agora, there was intense speculation about how “Akis,” as he was known to most Greeks – the civil engineer who had met..., that the political system, the judiciary and the media must prove how serious they are about helping Greece jettison the baggage of the past. This is a more serious test of how far and fast the country
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Coalition agrees policy framework: Purpose unclear, impact doubtful
PoliticsGreek Politics. Similarly, there are no specifics in the coalition publication regarding how the Greek economy can... and how Greece will cover its financing gap, the coalition document attempts to crystallise.... It is hard to see how this document will have any impact on talks with Greece’s lenders. After all
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Final act in ERT closure carries significant risk for coalition
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the year). However, it is still unclear how the shutdown will weigh up as the troika is reportedly refusing to accept any final numbers until it has details about how many of ERT’s almost 2,700 employees... position with the troika and have a clear idea of how many more civil servants it will have to find
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