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Government's strategy unclear as pressure from lenders mounts
PoliticsGreek Politicsa referendum might in theory provide a cut and dried answer to the dilemma facing the government..., with a mandate to clinch a deal with lenders, the economy will have been set back
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Greece deal hangs in balance as IMF sees major differences
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat Greece might be offered a deal that softens lenders' positions beyond those set out in the proposal..., according to the IMF spokesman. Lenders want Athens to cut spending on pensions by 1 percent of GDP
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Newsletter 32 - 26/06/2015
A substantial gap to bridge Key differences remain between Greece and its lenders Greece and its lenders go into Saturday’s crucial Eurogroup with a substantial gap to bridge. Below we set out... million cut. The Greek government is also proposing a special tax of 12 percent on corporate profits
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MPs vote for referendum amid growing uncertainty about euro membership
PoliticsGreek Politicswould have no trust in the government to implement a set of measures it had just campaigned... said they are undecided. In contrast, the support for staying in the euro was much more clear cut
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Tsipras lays down gauntlet to SYRIZA rebels, proposes September congress or members' vote
PoliticsGreek Politicsto assess the party's position on the agreement for a third bailout. The proposals both seek to cut off... his party arguing for a Grexit to set out their plan clearly and allow party members to decide whether
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Newsletter 39 - 21/08/2015
in implementing the programme is not lost, especially since he is set to win the snap elections and will likely.... It was as if a generation of Greeks had cut the umbilical cord tying them to these two parties and started to imagine
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Greek stocks almost unchanged at end of roller coaster week
Economyeconomic slowdown. The latter was reversed as of Tuesday after the Central Bank of China cut interest... a dividend yield of 2.4 percent, with the ex-date was set for September 11. Folli-Follie net profit surged
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Now comes the really hard part
Agorabefore the impact of the latest set of fiscal measures was felt by the average voter. In many ways... pension reform plan later this year. Greek pensions have been cut numerous times since the first bailout
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Pension reform wrangle prompts Greece to consider going own way on contributions rise
EconomyProgrammeAlthough decisions regarding pension reform are not due until the first programme review scheduled for January, after the second set of milestones has been completed, the issue is already beginning... Insurance Fund (ETEA) property, aiming to reduce the rate of pension cut and for it to be applied
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Pension overhaul poses political challenge despite avoiding immediate cuts
PoliticsGreek Politicscampaign, PASOK had set the prevention of cuts to pensions as one of its five demands for being part... not be cut and argued that there would be a smaller disparity between low- and high-earners
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