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Delays in concluding programme review are credit negative for Greece, says Moody’s
Economyby tensions between Greece and its lenders, notably the European Commission and the IMF, and weigh on economic
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EC expects milder recession of 0.3 pct in 2016, sees debt to GDP at 178.8 pct in 2017
EconomyIn its spring economic forecasts released on Tuesday, the European Commission (EC) lowered its estimates for Greek GDP contraction to 0.3 percent in 2016 from 0.7 percent expected in early February. EC noted that the slower than initially anticipated recession this year is largely due to the more
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Negotiations between Greece and lenders: state of play ahead of Eurogroup meeting
EconomyProgrammewill not vote for any additional measures on top of the already agreed 5.4 billion. The European
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Greek stocks climb 3.8 pct during week amid increasing optimism on swift agreement
EconomyThe Greek stock market climbed 3.8 percent this week amid improving sentiment an agreement between Greece and its lenders could be reached soon. The strong rebound was also accompanied with increased trading activity. In its spring economic forecasts, the European Commission (EC) estimated a milder
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Tsipras gets full support in pension and income tax vote, moves on to Eurogroup
PoliticsGreek Politics. The European Commission has adopted a more flexible approach, while there are indications that others
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Davutoglu departure prompts concern about Turkish unpredictability in Athens
PoliticsForeign Policyis that Erdogan does not see Turkey’s European prospects, which are somewhat enhanced by the refugee deal
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Greece and lenders edge closer at Eurogroup but standby measures, debt relief not resolved yet
PoliticsGreek Politicsthis position and the European lenders seem confident they can convince the Washington-based lender
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Decline in CPI slows slightly to 1.3 pct in April
EconomyMacroeconomy. In contrast, the European Commission expects HICP will remain in negative territory (-0.3 percent
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Industrial production falls at faster pace of 4 pct in March
EconomyMacroeconomy. The latest industry confidence indicator published by the European Commission showed it was stable at -7.8
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Majority of Greeks believe refugees cannot ‘integrate’
Societywas that Turkey would fail to honour the March 18 agreement it signed with the European Union.
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