Search
-
Moody's sees 1.2 pct growth in Greece next year but highlights political risk
Economyof the year against a backdrop of delayed official sector disbursements. Commenting... to rebound 0.6 percent this year and further by 1.2 percent in 2015, less than the official sector... ongoing political uncertainty. Reduction in debt-service obligations following defaults to private
8% -
Newsletter 37 - 31/07/2015
further pension reform, changes to taxation (including for farmers), product and service market... to delays in obtaining approval from the relevant official committees. Market sources stressed... the Washington-based lender continues to maintain its senior creditor status, it is asking the European official
8% -
Despite differing views IMF and EC see no immediate debt sustainability concerns
EconomyProgrammethroughout the last programme was pushing for official sector loans to move to fixed rates that would take..., the IMF notes that 80 percent of the total is held by the official sector, although as official... and averaging 2.2 percent after that. It also considers all of SMP and ANFA profits used for debt service
8% -
Opposition fails to make inroads in spyware hearing as denials continue
PoliticsGreek Politicsby arguing that it pertained to the activities of the national intelligence service (EYP). The list... the former official as the one responsible for signing off on the establishment and operation of KETYAK... leader Alexis Tsipras submitted an official question to the prime minister, his fifth on the subject
8% -
New political storm heads towards PM following report on Tempe recordings
PoliticsGreek PoliticsKyriakos Mitsotakis, who is on an official visit to Canada, faces a political storm on his return... the Greek media, whereas official documents show that the police did not receive the recordings until... in the Greek media was edited. The government added in its official response that the “human error” element
8% -
Will the real men of unity please stand up?
Agora. European Parliament President Martin Schulz, the first EU official to visit Athens after the January... its online audiovisual service. Timmermans’s comments, though, are symptomatic of the breakdown... to the “troika” of lenders, rather than the “institutions” mentioned in official documents, knowing this would
8% -
Political impact of spying revelations unclear, as drip-feed of information continues
PoliticsGreek Politicsby the National Intelligence Service (EYP). An article in the weekend edition of Kathimerini, a paper noted...’s cyber unit could have had anything to do with the Predator software. No official denial has been... have been identified as weaknesses in the service’s accountability. Political impact The coming
8% -
Constitutional row follows political storm over prosecutor's intervention in surveillance probe
PoliticsGreek Politicson interception orders from the intelligence service EYP. The letter argues that the prosecutor made “a series... by the intelligence service, while drawing attention to any attempt at heavy-handed enforcement. Funeral... that a funeral with full state honours was among the possibilities on the table. SYRIZA’s official statement
8% -
Wage ruling gives gov't immediate fiscal headache, political one may come later
PoliticsGreek Politicsto the national interest and, unlike their civil service colleagues, are not allowed to strike or work... official told Reuters that the figure could reach 500 million euros. Financial news website Euro2day... will be encouraging for all public sector employees. Military personnel and emergency service workers
8% -
EU officials suggest frantic days ahead for Athens until March 11 Eurogroup
EconomyProgrammefor a new scheme to protect primary residences from foreclosure. One eurozone official told Reuters... on February 27 “is likely to say that Greece has not completed the agreed reforms.” The unnamed official... that Athens is already preparing a multi-bill to deal with many of these actions. Another official, also
8%