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Newsletter 18 - 06/03/2015
commandant. German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s coalition partner, SPD, was also quick to condemn
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Will the real men of unity please stand up?
Agoraas a Nazi concentration camp commandant. German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s coalition partner, SPD
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Newsletter 60 - 29/01/2016
is that it is practically impossible to “control” a sea border, as Frontex spokeswoman Ewa Moncure recently highlighted... islands to prevent them simply moving on en masse to other parts of Europe. On this subject, a lot
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Search for solutions, not scapegoats in EU's refugee crisis
Agoraspokeswoman Ewa Moncure recently highlighted. There are few people crossing Greece’s land border with Turkey... refugees and migrants arrive on its islands to prevent them simply moving on en masse to other
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Greek banks' capital backstop and the funding gap: An uneasy relationship
Economyof 3.8 billion stemming from the higher Deferred Tax Asset (DTA) recognition in CT1. The latter would have an incremental material positive impact on National, since the recognition of the whole DTA amount... that, unlike the other three banks, National’s accounting DTA amounts to a fraction (1.6 billion
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Time deposit rate almost flat in Jan, average loan rate falls 12 bps
EconomyMacroeconomyGreek households’ new time deposit rate remained broadly stable for the second straight month in January, when it eased marginally by 1 basis point (bp) to 1.01 percent in January, Bank of Greece (BoG) figures displayed on Wednesday. Since the impositio...
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PPC lignite unit bids fall flat in blow to privatisations
EconomyFeaturesThe Public Power Corporation’s (PPC) divestment of 40 percent of its lignite capacity has hit an obstacle as it emerged that the bid process for two lignite units had attracted very little interest. PPC received one binding offer for the Melitis unit in...
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Eurogroup to approve release of bond profits but bid to repurpose funds falls flat
EconomyProgrammeWednesday’s Eurogroup is expected to result in eurozone finance ministers approving the conclusion of the fourth enhanced surveillance review and the next round of debt relief measures, but will not include a discussion on how Greece can use the bond pr...
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Building permits down by 2.3 pct in Jul as YTD activity growth nearly flat
EconomyMacroeconomyBuilding permits growth in July returned to negative territory, dropping by 2.3 percent year-on-year (YoY), after a 3 percent increase in June), according to the latest data released by the Hellenic Statistical Agency (ELSAT) on Thursday. The total numb...
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Government moves to shake off Tempe affair after opposition bids at prosecution fall flat
PoliticsGreek PoliticsNew Democracy succeeded in limiting the scope of judicial proceedings against politicians in relation to the deadly Tempe rail crash after rival motions by opposition parties to widen the net of prosecutions were voted down. The conservatives hope that ...
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