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Boosted by polls, PM uses Iran war to reassert control, shut down election and reshuffle talk
PoliticsGreek Politics, SYRIZA at 5 pct, and Voice of Reason at 3 pct. The most consequential finding, however, may lie... headline figure of 25.5 pct may understate its true potential support. The reasons for this drift are not difficult to discern. The poll suggests that undecided voters may be responding both
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Athens prepares new primary residences proposal after finding common ground with banks
EconomyProgrammefollowing their talks at the beginning of the week. A new meeting may be held on Friday
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ND aims to show progress at Eurogroup but QE unattainable for now
EconomyProgrammeon the Euro2day financial news website on Thursday quoted an EWG official suggesting that Athens may... Eurogroup may provide a clearer picture regarding where everybody stands on this issue and what kind... as the ECB was winding down QE. As the country's credit rating was below investment grade
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Newsletter 210 -07/06/2019
for New Democracy following its significant victory in the May 26 European Parliament elections... by the government before the EU elections on May 26 would have a fiscal impact of 1.1 to 1.4 percent... in May Month-on-month, the index showed a fall of 1.1 percent May’s reading has kept the index positive
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Newsletter 253 -12/06/2020
gradually relaxed restrictions on movement and allowed businesses to reopen in stages starting in mid-May... circumstances around collecting the data, the numbers provided may be subject to revision.... CPI falls by 1.1 pct YoY in May Index falls by 0.8 percent compared to April The core index edged up
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On monetary policy and inflation targeting
Agora). As a result, economic activity may slow down and unemployment may go up, until the balance... that the central bank targets the inflation rate, which is still too high but coming down. The central bank may shift to a neutral monetary policy stance (“data dependent”) and inflation may slow further to its
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In hindsight it would have been nicer
Agoramemorandum of understanding with the troika in May 2010, when the IMF made a major contribution towards... was agreed in the end of October 2011 when the eurozone took actually a leading role in securing. Between May... with the immediate problem on the cheap. It may be that from the broader eurozone perspective the time bought has
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Another euro stitch unpicked
Agoramay appear puzzling at first, but in fact it reveals the uneasiness of the ECB in its hybrid and ill... partners,” said the ministry in a statement released early on Thursday. While this may appear like... in the mind of most Greeks. The keener observers may also remember the central bank putting pressure
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You've heard the Greek crisis myths, now here are some truths
Agorain Greece from May 2010 have fathers of many nationalities, including Greek. The opening up of Greece’s... the first Greek programme was agreed in May 2010, most of the time was spent by European leaders... in May. Then, it was told to wait until after the completion of the troika review that began last
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Why Tsipras might gamble on snap elections
AgoraDemocracy are essentially under caretaker leadership. Of course, snap elections may not necessarily change... for these payments start landing on the doormat may be to Tsipras’s advantage. Striking early could also catch... in the referendum. A third gamble is now on the cards and Tsipras may be feeling lucky. *An earlier
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