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EastMed pipeline close to high-level agreement, but still a long way from becoming reality
EconomyFeaturesby aggressive manoeuvres by the Turkish navy. In a move heavy in signalling, Turkey will also be holding... change mitigation remains strong, with the EU parliament recently voting for a legally binding target
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Athens hopeful release of 970 mln will be approved at Friday's Eurogroup
EconomyProgrammea close eye on the progress being made with privatisations. Binding offers are due to be submitted... and CIEP Participations, a unit of US-based Carlyle Group, and Vitol Holding with Algeria-based
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Common ground absent after latest round of Cyprus discussions
PoliticsForeign Policythe end of the summer. The Republic of Cyprus is holding parliamentary elections on May 30... that the UN resolutions are binding for all sides and this should be the only acceptable framework for any
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Macroeconomic fundamentals for Greece
Agorarolled over, from friendly governments holding at a discounted rate to market interest rates... limitations become binding. Now that we have a view on structural unemployment and the size of the labor force
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The refugee crisis and the beast within
AgoraAs symbols go, the imaginary pig’s head in William Golding’s Lord of the Flies requires little explanation. Its meaning is summed up in one line of the unnerving classic. “Fancy thinking the beast was something you could hunt and kill!” says the fly-infested head. “You knew, didn’t you? I’m part
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Greece and the euro: The flight of Icarus
Agora. The glory was fleeting. Within a few months of holding the Olympics, Greece became the first EU country... are without a job and have diminishing prospects of finding one. Over the last three years, salaries have
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What do EBA tests reveal, or fail to highlight, about Greek banks?
Economy, there are some important conclusions to draw from the released data. The first finding relates to capital... limited (up to 1 billion euros each), except National holding Titlos, a 5.1 billion euros nominal
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Greece in 2014: Where are we?
Agoraon and a society which, despite the incessant pressure it is under, is just about holding together... who are still muddling through are finding it increasingly difficult to believe that a recovery
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This is where Greek gov't could find cash to cover May's obligations
EconomyProgramme: a) Rollover of 1.4 billion 6-month T-Bills on May 6 with foreign investors holding a considerable... to be paid in May and June respectively. These amounts exclude T-Bill roll-overs. Finding cash
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Eurogroup leaves Greece in limbo, with liquidity drying up
PoliticsGreek Politicsto make alternative proposals in these policy areas. Beyond Greece and its lenders finding common ground... Fund was mostly being covered by money collected in a special Bank of Greece holding account over
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