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The Cyprus conundrum
AgoraBrendan O’Leary and John McGarry have convincingly explained that every ethnic/religious conflict has a “meta-conflict” level. At the meta-conflict level, the conflicting sides disagree about what... militarily intervened. Since then, according to the European Court of Human Rights, it has been
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Deposits rise to 124.6 bln in Oct on inflows of 1 bln
EconomyMacroeconomy, the deposit flow has remained positive year to date with inflows of 1.39 billion, attributed to a positive..., central bank funding has decreased by almost 24 billion euros, also on the back
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Bank credit contracts by 1.6 pct in Oct on loan deductions of 308 mln
EconomyMacroeconomyreading since June 2007. Overall, the ongoing loan deleveraging of Greek banks has resulted in net... of decline has been posted in consumer credit (-28.9 percent) followed by corporate lending (-24.2
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Economic sentiment and consumer confidence deteriorate in November
EconomyMacroeconomybut has still recorded gains of 4.8 points year to date. Consumer confidence also dropped by 3.3... of the year, the retail trade indicator has posted marked gains of 16.2 points. In contrast, the industry
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New poll hurts coalition's recovery hopes as Turkey threat grows
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe recovery narrative the government has been trying to push for 2017. Just 23.5 percent believe... with the institutions, there are concerns about a flare-up with Turkey. The nationalist rhetoric from Ankara has
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What the agreement between Greece and lenders means for fiscal and tax policy
EconomyProgrammeis a prior action, while the MTFS 2018-20121 has to be legislated by May 2017. The MTFS 2017-2020... transactions’ taxation. As a prior action, the government has also to pass legislation for the promotion
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Greeks’ wealth fell by 0.6 pct in 2016 for third straight decline
Economyand 2016. From its peak in 2007, Greece’s wealth has slumped by 622 billion or by 39.6 percent in 2016, while the respective figure for Europe has dropped by 9.7 percent over this nine-year period to 73.3
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What Greece’s draft agreement with lenders foresees on labour and pension reforms
EconomyProgramme, the issue of lockout is unresolved, while it has been agreed the notification period for a strike... recalculation must be finalised by December 2017. We highlight that the government has pledged any
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Eurogroup leaves Greece snared between its creditors
Agorafor Germany has shaped Greece’s fate and caused significant problems in Greek politics. It is widely..., with what Athens describes as “extreme demands” seems unavoidable. There is a sense that Greece has
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Fiscal dispute dominates as Greece and lenders gear up for more talks
EconomyProgrammeon December 8 that the fiscal gap for 2017 has almost been eliminated, as was also confirmed by the December... for the upfront legislation of new fiscal measures. The government has refused to pass new measures now
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