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Newsletter 488 - 12/12/2025
the ruling New Democracy party. What began as a dispute over delayed subsidies and rising costs has... MPs vented frustration at Tsiaras, warning they were being “beaten up out there” and even feared
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Newsletter 459 - 11/04/2025
connecting the US with India, as a counter to China’s Belt and Road project. As he put it, “Greece... claimed often put him at odds with his EU partners, and his economic philosophy focussed on “cutting taxes... in this part of the world.” Mitsotakis began his week in a distinctly different mood as he presided over
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Debt talks to be prime focus after Easter
PoliticsGreek PoliticsTalks between Greece and its lenders are heading for a brief break over the Easter weekend... made by an unnamed Treasury Department official, in which fears that the US might block the IMF’s involvement in the Greek programme, which would also put debt relief at risk, seemed to be allayed
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This is where the last few days have left Greece and lenders
Agoradifficult measures, ones that could put its slim parliamentary majority at risk, and needs a positive... message to put out at home. But the reality is that Greece will have to produce large primary surpluses for many years to come, which will continue to put pressure on its economy and citizens, while
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Newsletter 398 - 20/10/2023
was soundly beaten by Dimitris Kouretas, a candidate put forward by centre-left PASOK and supported by main... within its own ranks. Despite the defiant spin put on the results, the outcome was a chastening one... that this sense of malaise does not set in as it will put his government on the back foot, perhaps
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New Democracy sticks by snap polls call as gov't looks to probe, tender for relief
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat New Democracy submitted its request before the government managed to put together its proposal... ended up being beaten to the punch by New Democracy. The government’s proposals was table... for broadcasting licences. The tender will be put to public consultation before its launch a few days later
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Newsletter 352 - 23/09/2022
, the SYRIZA leader also put forward a plan to subsidise rents for young Greeks but he also stated his... as the targets up to August were comfortably beaten, by close to 6 billion euros. Revenues were 5.7 billion... conditions for a potential upgrade to the investment grade is not put into doubt. This underlines
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Newsletter 367 - 27/01/2023
motion against the government in yet another bid by the opposition party to put Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on the spot over the issue and perhaps put a bigger dent in his hopes of being re... goal of 28.49 billion euros, beaten impressively by 3 billion euros. At the same time, income taxes
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The complexities of regaining market access: Could Greece learn from Portugal?
Agora, Secretary of State for the Treasurey, Isabel Castelo Branco, was able to lower short-term redemption... Treasury successfully exchanged two bonds maturing in 2014 and one in 2015, totalling 6.6 billion
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Greek trade deficit up by 21.9 pct in May as exports sink further
EconomyMacroeconomyThe rate of increase in Greece’s trade deficit accelerated to 21.9 percent in May from 17.2 percent in April, according to the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT). May’s figure indicates that trade deficit rose for the fourth straight month and the ...
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