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First visit by quadriga to Athens leaves series of issues unresolved
EconomyProgramme. Labour Minister Giorgos Katrougalos presented to the quadriga the key pillars and measures...The first visit of the quadriga mission chiefs to Athens after the signing of the third bailout... forecasts, with the quadriga aligning its estimates with the Greek government’s, which points to a milder
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Podcast - Long live the revolution: The legacy of Greece's 1821 war of independence
AgoraGreece is celebrating the 200th anniversary of its war of independence, which began in 1821 and allowed Greeks to free themselves of Ottoman rule and oppression, and form their own nation-state. To mark this occasion, we spoke to Sakis Gekas, the Hellenic Heritage Foundation (HHF) Chair of Modern
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Newsletter 37 - 31/07/2015
further pension reform, changes to taxation (including for farmers), product and service market...), the European Commission and the European Stability Mechanism (ESM), the newcomer making the quadriga, it would... ministers are rather critical of such beggar-thy-neighbour policy recommendations issued by the IMF
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Helped by trading gains, Eurobank posts 305 mln in Q1 profits
EconomyBankingEurobank posted an adjusted net income of 305 million euros in the first quarter of 2022 (Q1), compared to a profit of 72 million euros last year. Core pre-provision income (PPI) rose by 10.4 percent year-on-year (YoY) in Q1 to 240.4 million euros, with 62.1 million euros of loan loss provisions
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NBG reports net profits of 122 mln in Q2, highlights successful bond sale
EconomyBankingNational Bank of Greece (NBG) reported a net profit of 122 million euros from continued operations in the second quarter (Q2) of 2019, down from profits of 131 million euros reported in Q1. Quarter-on-quarter (QoQ), this represents a decline of 7 percent. For the first half (H1) of the year, net
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Tsipras sets off for USA as prior actions, e-auctions dominate at home
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Alexis Tsipras chaired a meeting with key ministers on Friday to assess the progress the government is making in completing the 95 prior actions that have to be ticked off this year. The meeting was held a few hours before the Greek leader set off for his official visit to the USA
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From the troika to the quartet
Agora), the newcomer making the quadriga, it would be Greece’s third macro-economic adjustment programme... and various eurozone finance ministers are rather critical of such beggar-thy-neighbour policy
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Greece faces tight deadline for second set of milestones, first review looms
EconomyProgrammethe implementation of the second set of prior actions and the bank recapitaliaation. The quadriga mission chiefs... on Thursday, ECB Vice President Vitor Constancio said the central bank would be satisfied
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Current account surplus at 1.21 bln in September on services balance growth
EconomyMacroeconomy, while liabilities under direct investment increased by 305 million. The BoG noted that the most... by 348.1 million euros year-on-year and was mainly driven by a rise in the services balance, which rose.... The services balance grew by 14.5 percent off improvements in all subaccounts, and stood at 2.76
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Newsletter 453 - 28/02/2025
countries, led by Germany with 3.65 bn and France with 1.25 bn. Travel receipts from the USA amounted... had an outflow of 122 million in January, and the balance stood at 26.36 billion euros. Consumer... against 12.48 bn with third countries. The EU also plays a prominent role in trade in services
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