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First round of second review discussions concludes on Thursday
EconomyProgrammeThe first round of discussions between the Greek government and the institutions’ mission chiefs on the second programme review lasted one week and concludes on Thursday. The agenda includes five meetings starting with a follow-up 1.5-hour discussion on labour market reforms and the evolution so
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Report reveals institutions’ views on labour market reforms
EconomyProgramme. The ability for one side to ask for arbitration will continue to apply, according
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Ministry changes lined up ahead of reshuffle but no breakthrough on watchdog
PoliticsGreek Politics" at this moment. The reshuffle is one of the few tools that the premier has left in order to boost
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Alpha and NBG complete sales of hotels
EconomyBankingas a subsidiary of Dogus Holdings, one of the top-3 largest private sector conglomerates in Turkey
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After TV permits setback, scrutiny of State Minister Pappas intensifies
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPressure is growing on State Minster Nikos Pappas to provide explanations about a trip he took to Venezuela in 2013 as one of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’s closest aides comes under scrutiny in the wake of the failed TV permit tender that he oversaw. It was reported recently that Pappas travelled
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Lavrov visit yields little for Athens, which denies Iranian bank veto
PoliticsForeign Policyin Greece on September 28 and stayed for one day. He met, among others, with Deputy Prime Minister
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Revenues beat target for second straight month in Oct with 739 mln over-performance
EconomyMacroeconomytarget. GSPR figures for September showed VAT, along with corporate income tax, has one
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Unemployment rate edges up to 23.4 pct in August
EconomyMacroeconomyhas a similar forecast of 23.3 percent for 2016 and a more optimistic one for 2017, with the jobless
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Building activity rebounds 16.6 pct in Aug, largely due to low base effect
EconomyMacroeconomyare classified as non-performing exposures (NPEs), according to the Bank of Greece, which remains one
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Kammenos's odd partnership with Tsipras still holding together
PoliticsGreek Politics, welcomed the unexpected development. In his interview, he stressed again how one of Trump’s foreign
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