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Posts on January 2014
It's not the distance; it's the load you carry
It is natural to attempt to instill some hope when one addresses a nation that has been battered by six years of the deepest recession in world history and has endured four years of unprecedented austerity.
Contributor: Yiannis Mouzakis
Categories: Economy (314), Greece (469)
Off the isles of Greece
This week marked the anniversary of the birth of Lord Byron, a foreigner who loved Greece but was also embraced by Greeks. One of his most famous poems, The Isles of Greece, invokes the wondrous spirit of Greeks’ ancient ancestors. Great victories, such as in the Battle of Salamis, are exalted in this memorable example of his work.
Contributor: Nick Malkoutzis
Categories: Europe (276), Greece (469)
![en_GB Photo by Myrto Papadopoulos [www.myrtopapadopoulos.com]](resources/toolip/img-thumb/2014/01/22/cyprusgeorgiades_1000_myrto_2101-large.jpg "Photo by Myrto Papadopoulos [www.myrtopapadopoulos.com]")
A macroeconomic assessment of the Cypriot economy after the haircut
Why has the Cypriot economy faced a smaller than anticipated dip for 2013? What is the relevance of the answers to this question for the shape of Cyprus recession and for its medium to long-run economic growth prospects?
Contributor: Marios Zachariadis
Categories: Europe (276), Economy (314)
On Portugal, PSI and a national salvation pact
A conversation with David Salanic, Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Tortus Capital Management, the hedge fund decided in the week that Portugal returned to capital markets with a bond syndicated tap to create a specific website http://rehabilitatingportugal.com/ explaining its bearish position on Portuguese bonds.
Contributor: Jorge Nascimento Rodrigues
Categories: Europe (276), Economy (314)
The EU, the troika inquiry and the big disconnect
They came to praise the Greeks, not to bury them. “The path of economic and social recovery is long and arduous, and has exerted – and is continuing to exert – hard sacrifices,” said European Council President Herman Van Rompuy at the opening ceremony of the Greek presidency last week. “But we all pay tribute to the courage and fortitude of the men and women of Greece.”
Contributor: Nick Malkoutzis
Categories: Europe (276), Politics (367), Greece (469)