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Fear and loathing in Athens: an ex-minister's take on troika reviews
PoliticsGreek Politicsthis fiscal balance the country can pay off its creditors, nothing else,” he said. “They don’t have... had no reform aspect, it was driven by politics and ideology,” he said. “Will the public sector
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In the absence of light, darkness grows
Agorano longer be regarded as just frustrated citizens letting off steam. Nor can our understanding of what... but it feeds into a worrying refusal by all the main parties to accept or discuss the most worrying aspect
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Greek reform proposals set for broad approval but include some political obstacles
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor overdue taxes to be paid off, introducing some kind of payment scheme for NPLs and protecting... uncomfortably with members of the government. Perhaps the most positive aspect of the reform package
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Newsletter 21 - 27/03/2015
or spin off of Public Power Corporation (PPC). Another intervention which could be included... laying the ground for long-term political gain. Perhaps the most disappointing aspect
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Now comes the really hard part
Agoracontrols choked numerous small- and medium-sized businesses, investors were scared off and a weak recovery... the most interesting aspect of all, which is that, despite this striking worsening
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Eurobank records net profits of 85 mln in Q3, updates on NPE reduction targets
EconomyBankingEurobank posted an improvement in net profits to 85.4 million in the third quarter (Q3) of 2016 from 46.2 million in the previous quarter. Q3 bottom-line results include a one-off gain of 55 million... As with Piraeus’s announcement on Tuesday, the most important aspect of Eurobank results related
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Shaping the post-programme narrative in Greece
Agorawell short of what Tsipras was seeking to achieve, such as a partial debt write-off (in nominal.... This aspect is to be borne in mind as the Greek authorities will face a critical test of preparation
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Newsletter 107 - 17/02/2017
of debt relief measures. Clearly, there are many points at which this process could go off track... days. Perhaps the most significant aspect of the EU official’s visit was his insistence
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Debt relief moving to centre stage in programme discussion
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat will sign off on the fiscal path and debt measures. This means Greek Parliament will have to vote... for “reasonable fiscal targets” in the short- and medium-term. She also underlined that this aspect
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Coalition defends deal with lenders, opposition exerts pressure
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat the country’s economy performs strongly. At the same time, the government has tried to kill off any.... It is another aspect of the deal that the coalition is keen to emphasise. Nevertheless, the reaction
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