Search
-
Newsletter 223 -11/10/2019
. Nevertheless, for the time being the government has achieved its political goal of showing..., the government has achieved its political goal of showing that it intends to live up to its tax cut promises... “evidence from the last 30 years” shows that reducing corporate taxes has minimal impact on growth
2% -
Vital economic legislation lined up as ND seeks compromise over diaspora vote
PoliticsGreek Politicsprepare to share out the additional surplus from this year’s budget, which has been estimated at 380 million euros. Of this, 138 million euros has been earmarked for reducing the amount of tax companies... investment strategy. The system, which represents a major departure from what has gone before, will apply
2% -
Greece aims to bolster Balkan role to dull impact of EU veto for Skopje, Tirana
PoliticsForeign Policypresidency as of January 2020. The Greek government has already contacted members of the government in North... Kyriakos Mitsotakis met with his Albanian counterpart, Edi Rama, last Tuesday. Dendias has tried... back and we could return to what has happened. Otherwise we cannot lie to the people that we
2% -
Piraeus sets ambitious NPL targets with Intrum deal as banks prepare securitisations
EconomyBanking-performing credit will stay on the Bank’s balance sheet. The managing entity, Intrum Hellas, has already... noted the extremely slow judiciary process in Greece as a problem. Piraeus Bank has the highest NPE... not carry an investment grade credit rating. The final version of the Hercules scheme has not yet been
2% -
Newsletter 227 -08/11/2019
and Greece’s GDP. The measure that has been capturing most attention outside of Greece... Democracy has taken on this issue, which was the highest rating for the seven policy areas the pollsters... caused further trouble for the government this week. The Greek government has been trying to assuage
2% -
Amid hiring controversy, ND focusses on new round of tax cuts in latest bill
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government has submitted its second tax bill to Parliament, paving the way for income... to the International Monetary Fund’s proposals. Over the last few years, the IMF has persistently called... of the tax bill and the extensive coverage the issue has received in the Greek media over the past
2% -
ND and SYRIZA set aside social dividend talk to focus on internal issues
PoliticsGreek Politicswithin the government about how to use this extra cash. Finance Minister Christos Staikouras has... earners and the unemployed), while government spokesman Stelios Petsas has suggested that those burdened... the refugee issue, which has become a dominant theme in the public discussion over the last few months
2% -
Police actions draw attention to ND's law and order agenda
PoliticsGreek Politicsallegations of unprovoked violence. The issue has come to the fore after disturbances on Friday night.... It said it has asked the Citizens’ Ombudsman to investigate these cases. While in opposition, New... and order has been high on the government agenda and the interventions at the Athens University of Business
2% -
ND focusses on economic goals in run-up to budget vote
PoliticsGreek Politicsby the former minister, arguing that this approach has no place in the effort to rebuild the left in Greece. Polakis has caused similar problems to Tsipras in the past but the SYRIZA leader has always... PASOK and SYRIZA can be, especially given that he has also been highly critical of the socialist party
2% -
IMF paper suggests shadow economy still thriving
EconomyFeaturesA working paper from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on the shadow economy of Europe has... the series began. It has remained around the level of 30 percent across recent years. The paper noted that the average shadow economy has remained broadly stable since 2000. Greece was one of several countries
2%