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Tsipras makes end-year debt deal government's top priority
PoliticsGreek Politicsto uphold the commitment they made at the Eurogroup in May to set out not just short-term debt relief... programme. The government believes that this is what the eurozone agreed to in May. Also, apart from
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Tsipras in Brussels prep for Obama trip
PoliticsGreek Politicswarnings from Turkey that its seven-month-old deal to stop migrants travelling to Greek islands may...-November but still not official. By then, Obama will be an outgoing president but may give Europe
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Tsipras ponders risking reshuffle to finish review on time, get debt talks going
PoliticsGreek Politicsby the December 5 Eurogroup. Within this context, if Tsipras believes that some ministers may stand in the way of a swift review he may opt to remove them now, viewing the option of installing more cooperative
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Deposits edge down to 123.5 bln in September on outflows of 379 mln
EconomyMacroeconomyeased to 123.47 billion at the end of September, in the second highest reading since May 2015... edged up to 141.34 billion in September, which is the highest reading since May 2015. The GG balance
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Fiscal Council optimistic on 2016 target, sees next year’s goals as feasible
EconomyMacroeconomypositive GDP growth, the sense of over-taxation may act as a disincentive for labour and entrepreneurship... that the conclusion of the second programme review and the tabling of the MTFS may signal the turning point
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What could Trump's victory mean for Greece?
Agora. This may be one of the items on the agenda when the outgoing POTUS visits Athens on November 15. However... politics and Trump may be the one to help slip the chains. Elections are coming up over the next few
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The Greek debt circle can be squared
Agoraon for months until there was a partial breakthrough in the May Eurogroup earlier this year. Eurozone... of the far-right AfD ahead of next year’s elections. On the evening of the May Eurogroup, the director
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Second review to resume in Athens under severe time pressure
EconomyProgramme(implementation of the measures legislated last May), business environment, privatisations (mostly related... with the programme, the official discussions on debt at the next Eurogroup may provide more colour on the “clear
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Review talks continue in Athens in shadow of pension benefit row
EconomyProgrammeat the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation at noon. Since the mission chiefs may conclude their visit to Athens... on the labour and fiscal fronts may resume at top level at a later stage, when conditions would become
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Tsipras wins domestic support for pension bonus but key struggles lie abroad
PoliticsGreek PoliticsTsipras may have scored a domestic political victory with his Christmas measures, he still faces... trying to reach an agreement with the creditors so that his government can reap whatever benefits may
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