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Pension reform wrangle prompts Greece to consider going own way on contributions rise
EconomyProgrammeon the matter and government sources have even told local media that the coalition may proceed.... The government may opt to implement the so-called “sustainability rule” taking into account not only
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New Democracy counts down to Sunday's leadership vote
PoliticsGreek Politicslevels of the party may prove more potent on Sunday than Mitsotakis’s active campaign, which included... and Thessaloniki, where Meimarakis may benefit from the support he has received from Karamanlis. Only those
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Mitsotakis win sends ripples through other opposition parties
PoliticsGreek Politicsinto problems, PASOK and Potami may have the chance to pick up votes themselves. PASOK’s immediate... contributing to the creation of a “powerful liberal proposal” and said that Mitsotakis may prove
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Challenges mount for Tsipras as pension reform leads into make or break period
PoliticsGreek Politicsforward its own pension reform plan and it may be the case that the government will try to play off... most challenging period since the summer, and one that may decide its fate.
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SYRIZA's long, slow march
Agoraand is no substitute for strategic planning and clear thinking. The absence of these two elements may lead...? For instance, SYRIZA may well have banked on the rise of Podemos in Spain and a possible return
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Deadline for liberalisation of household and SME NPLs looms closer
Economywith a subsidiary in Greece. They are to be licensed and regulated by the Bank of Greece (BoG). An NPL may... including a NPL, his/her performing loans may also be transferred along with the NPL. NPL breakdown
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Retail sales drop at a faster pace of 5.5 pct in Nov
EconomyMacroeconomyin the course of 2015 with just one positive reading of 2.4 percent in May. Retail volume also decreased... highest reading since May 2015.
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Tsipras caught between social tension and lenders' pressure as talks begin
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat there may be a stand-off in the upcoming negotiations over this issue. Government sources have... to put forward his own pension reform proposals but it may be in his short-term interests to let
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Greek pensions: The unsolvable equation
Agorais still roughly 800,000 short of what it was back in May 2010. This has made a huge dent in social... contribution at 9.5 billion euros, or 5.4 percent of GDP. Spending slashed Sizeable as it may... took a major hit not only as a result of people dropping out the labour force en masse but also due
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Sensing opportunity, Golden Dawn rears its head again
PoliticsGreek Politicssenses that there may be fertile ground for its anti-establishment, anti-EU message. Concerns about..., may also fuel the extremist party, especially now that the problem is not just limited
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