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After Q3 results, what next for Greek banks?
Agorathat seems to be the least important of the four, banks regard them as a costly yet perpetual..., corporate and stock market developments. Although not out of the woods yet, they seem ready
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Cyprus in 2014: Looking ahead
Agora, the international attention has moved away from the island. Yet despite the lack of interest internationally... that seems to back up the optimistic view. Yet, economists remain very pessimistic: the latest
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The Cyprus bailout is different, not only due to the bail-in
Agoracountries. Yet in Cyprus it is the first time a non-European Union State was explicitly asked... guaranteed monopolies and an absolute reduction in the number of public workers. Yet the devil
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A closer look at Greece's 2013 budget primary surplus of 603 mln
EconomyMacroeconomy. Similarly, indirect taxes marginally increase 0.6 percent in December, yet dropped 5.9 percent... specified yet. The key areas of disagreement involve the implementation of structural reforms
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Troika returning to Greece but key decisions still months away
PoliticsGreek Politicsand job creation are yet to appear is doubtful. The government will hope that in the event it performs... been suggested, could yet be a difficult “success story” to sell to the beleaguered Greek public.
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Where Greek banks stand ahead of capital needs disclosure
Economynot been yet specified, it is expected to take place in the next two weeks (i.e. until the end... issues have not been yet officially rubberstamped, the official sector is very close to a final
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Does return to markets signal end of Greek crisis? The perils of ignoring macro-economic fundamentals
Agoraof the country’s credit rating was premature and not yet based on fundamentals. The Greek authorities.... It is not yet time for the cry of “mission accomplished.” Of huge importance for the country’s
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Greek politics in thrall to new faces and old ideas
Agoracrucial vote, To Potami’s ideas remain vague. Its policies are not clear and it has yet to decide which grouping its MEPs will join in the European Parliament. At the same time, Theodorakis has yet
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Fitch upgrades Greek credit rating to B with stable outlook
EconomyMacroeconomyAs previously rumoured, Fitch upgraded on Friday Greece’s rating by one notch to ‘B’ from ‘B-‘ with a stable outlook, yet still remaining in the non-investment grade. This is the first Greek... to 1.4 percent in 2014. On sovereign liquidity, Fitch notes that the near-term risk has fallen, yet
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Greek credit contracts again in April but at slightly lower rate of 3.7 pct
EconomyMacroeconomystood at 0.8 percent, yet monthly flow remained at extremely low levels showing net deductions of 5... flow coupled with banks’ ongoing deleveraging. Although the BoG has not yet released the year-end
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