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Fitch keeps Greek rating at 'B' with stable outlook
Economy, slightly lower than the official estimates of 0.6 and 2.9 percent respectively. However, it points out... on the government staying on track with its official lenders. In the short note that accompanied the rating review... to service due to its concessionary nature. The rating agency highlights that Greece’s current
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Newsletter 85 - 05/08/2016
official mosque, with almost 1 million euros of public funds. The legislation received widespread support... led to the Sunday service being interrupted, was prompted by the police clamping down on illegal..., should stand trial for providing false official certification even though a lower court had deemed
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Talk of refugee returns adds to stretched Greece's anxiety
PoliticsForeign Policy. As of Tuesday, there were already 59,538 refugees in official accommodation in Greece. The biggest problem is on the islands, where there are more than 12,500 migrants even though the official capacity... months compare to just over 1,000 in January) as the Greek Asylum Service gradually gets to grips
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Green light for next bailout funds as Commission stands ground on post-MoU scenarios
EconomyProgramme, the Commission official indicated that the measures which the European creditors are prepared to take are known... to convince voters that the exit from the MoU will be as “clean” as possible. The Commission official also... the general and special secretary posts in the civil service, stressing that the appointees should
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ND defends plans for three-pillar pension system as SYRIZA looks for weak spot
PoliticsGreek Politicsrepeatedly targeted the issue since a New Democracy official said last year that the scheme... outlay on pensions, retirees would also be able to earn more. Taxes The ND official also set out... service sector. In his note, Petsas said that from 2020, the new government would start reducing
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Low expectations for progress in new round of UN-led Cyprus talks
PoliticsForeign Policycommunity leave little room for optimism. Their official positions are completely out of the framework... a comprehensive solution. But there is no official deadline and it seems that if there is no serious confrontation... of Turkey and the UK. Only European External Action Service’s managing director, Angelina Eichhorst
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Greece prepares for next stage in Covid relaxation as tourism hopes hang in balance
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe tourism sector’s ability to capitalise on the official reopening from Friday. The opening of the tourism... service and retail sectors, as well as schools opened in the previous weeks. There was a slight easing... to accompany the official start to this year’s summer season. Speaking at the Delphi Economic Forum
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Where is Odysseus? Part 6 - Potential real GDP
Agorablogs. The productivity growth rates in the official documents are much higher than in our blogs... optimistic for a sound baseline, and create an optimism bias in the official long-run calculations... of the economy, the ability to place debt and service debt on a timely basis is very different under
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PASOK tries to chip away at New Democracy's record on economy
PoliticsGreek PoliticsHaving established themselves as the official opposition, social democrats PASOK are trying... the revelation that he had been the target of surveillance by the intelligence service. His team hope... foreign affairs spokesman Dimitris Mantzos called for the government to take an official position
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Talk of negative impact from political risk sees tightening of Greek polls
PoliticsGreek Politicsin a speech that “liquidity in the market is decreasing at a fast pace ... and the risk of irreparable..., opposition leader Alexis Tsipras is reported to have said in a meeting of party officials that he
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