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Public sector capital stock in Greece and the Euro-19
Agora. These government numbers in real terms (at constant prices) are not available, but Eurostat does provide... in real terms, the nominal series were deflated with the implicit deflator for gross fixed capital... our calculations in nominal terms. Helpfully, Eurostat provides comparable data for the general
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Don't celebrate a French reconnection for EU just yet
Agoraand learn a lesson from the Netherlands. Fighting the right-wing populists on their terms may... the possibility of Le Pen, or someone like her, winning an election. “The prospect of a Le Pen presidency upsets... in working class areas, was a catalyst in Brexit without winning a single seat at a general
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Newsletter 55 - 12/12/2015
by Fylis’s predecessor, and gives it the greatest weight in terms of the factors that are taken... in the near future with Piraeus Port (OLP), with the deadline for the submission of binding bids set... interest in the first half of the year, this changed The deadline for submission of binding bids for a 67
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Foreign minister toughens stance as first autumn polls pile pressure on government
PoliticsGreek Politicssince June, falling from 25.9 pct to 21.4 pct in terms of voting intentions. Although this still gives... second term. Perhaps the most significant finding of the polls from the government’s perspective.... Mitsotakis knows that he needs to court a wide range of constituencies to have any chance of winning
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Revised GDP data shows recession for 2016, higher growth in 2014
EconomyMacroeconomyNational Accounts, Greece found itself in a marginal recession of 0.2 percent in real terms last year.... In nominal terms, the recession in 2016 was much deeper - the economy dropped by 1.2 percent - against... terms, the final consumption component was significantly revised to a contraction of 0.3 percent
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Newsletter 189 -11/01/2018
in absolute terms, coming to 4.59 billion euros in November, or a rise of 12.5 percent YoY. Exports stood... consortium, allegedly the two contenders, submitted non-binding bids which are being evaluated... leave the bad loans to be dealt with in tranches by the winning bidder, while at the same time
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Airport privatisation set for take-off as more sales head for runway
EconomyFeatureslower shares considered by the SYRIZA government. Specific terms for the 35 percent stake held... would be considered before moving to the second stage, which involves the consideration of binding.... One strategy being considered is for the winning investor to negotiate directly with ELPE and buy
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PPC lignite unit bids fall flat in blow to privatisations
EconomyFeaturesand is realistic in terms of expectations of changes to the energy market. The news is another blow.... PPC received one binding offer for the Melitis unit in Florina from Mytilineos which was reportedly... in a binding offer for either unit after deciding that the structure of the deal and the share
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SYRIZA's date with history
Agorainsistence at a conference in Athens this week that a SYRIZA government would stop abiding by the terms... Papandreou in 2009. After winning the European Parliament elections (36.6 percent for PASOK vs 32.3..., Tsipras runs a similar risk of finding himself trying to disentangle a complex set of parameters
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Paddling with a wooden spoon
Agoraa few months at least and, in Greek crisis terms, that is a lifetime. Never during the course.... Firstly, because throughout the course of the Greek crisis the task of finding whose goals have been.... Right now it doesn’t really sound like a winning formula. *An earlier version of this article appeared
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