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Opposition tries to pin government down over last year's Plan X
PoliticsGreek Politicswith the so-called Plan X that former Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis worked on during the first half... a range of government officials, Plan X was never intended as a blueprint for Greece to follow... an institutional role. The government’s assertion that Plan X does not hide any dark plans
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Athens unsettled by speculation about proposal at June 15 Eurogroup
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe week ends with little clarity on what kind of agreement will be possible at the June 15... the proposal on offer on June 15 or if it should raise the issue at the European Council (clearly... that the idea of a similar proposal resurfacing on June 15 is being so widely discussed because it makes
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Reflections on Greece's balance of payments
Agora: consumption (C), investment (I), exports (X), and imports (M). Thus, when demand is equal to supply: Y = C + I + X - M. X - M describes the exports to abroad of what Greece produces in goods... domestically (including energy such as crude oil and natural gas). The balance X - M is called the “foreign
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China’s Footprint in Southeast Europe: Constructing the "Balkan Silk Road"
Agoraof the agreements between Hungary, Serbia and China along the Budapest – Belgrade Corridor X initiative. When... to be completed by end-2017. They form part of a larger programme to build a European corridor 8, East-West...) Tuzla (TPP) Thermal power plant Energy 722 15% co-financing by EPBBiH 85 % loan from Exim Bank
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Retail index rises another 15 pct in May from 2020 lows
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s retail sales index continued its impressive rise with a 15 percent year-on-year (YoY) rise in May, from a slightly revised jump of 38.8 percent in April, according to Hellenic Statistical... in February 2020. Retail trade had a sharp rise of 8 points month-on-month, staying positive at 10.8 points
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Newsletter 22 - 03/04/2015
Focus on meeting obligations Most critical dates for debt repayments this month fall on April 8–9..., the upcoming 6-month T-Bill auction will take place on April 8, a day before the IMF payment date. Back... that are not held by Greek investors. The second T-Bill issue is due on April 15 and relates
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Newsletter 15 - 13/02/2015
could be accepted and whether Greece would be allowed to issue more than the 15 billion euros in T... that more than 15 billion have been withdrawn from Greek banks in last two months, bringing
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During crisis, proportion of Greeks in extreme poverty has risen almost seven times to 15 pct
SocietyThe percentage of Greek citizens living in extreme poverty increased from 2.2 to 15 percent, an almost sevenfold increase, between 2009 and 2015, a new study that digs deeper into poverty statistics... percent in 2013 and dropping to 15 percent in 2015. In 2015, the highest rate of extreme poverty
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Newsletter 210 -07/06/2019
scheduled for July 8 but this will be too soon for a discussion on Greece as the new cabinet... by September 15. In the reports it issued last week, following the third review of the enhanced... by capital goods (-8 percent) and energy (-5.9 percent). The aggregate figure for the first four
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March fall for Greek industrial turnover is ninth in 15 months
EconomyMacroeconomyfigure recorded nine negative readings over the past 15 months, of which four showed a double digit
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