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Posts by Yiannis Mouzakis
Could reforms have prevented Greece's economic collapse?
The Greek economy’s collapse in the 2010-2013 period has become legendary. Greece had already been hit hard by the global financial crisis in 2009, when it posted a sharp GDP drop of -4.3 percent.
Contributor: Yiannis Mouzakis
Categories: Economy (344), Greece (522)
In the case of Greek debt, it's the "how" that's missing
Over the period of nine months that it took to complete the second programme review, the role of the International Monetary Fund as Alexis Tsipras’s strongest ally to secure debt relief was one of the many curved balls that flew past the Greek prime minister.
Contributor: Yiannis Mouzakis
Categories: Economy (344), Greece (522)
Another Eurogroup for Greece where all options fell short
Throughout the crisis, Eurogroup meetings that had Greece on their agenda have been awkward for Greek finance ministers and usually ended up with unpleasant outcomes.
Contributor: Yiannis Mouzakis
Categories: Europe (292), Politics (409), Economy (344), Greece (522)
From MoU exit to Grexit: Where next for Greece?
In September last year, when Alexis Tsipras visited New York to speak at the UN Assembly, he held a meeting with some heavyweights of the international investment community.
Contributors: Nick Malkoutzis, Yiannis Mouzakis
Categories: Politics (409), Economy (344), Greece (522)
Seven years of demanding the impossible in Greece
In a recent presentation of his book, Laid Low, which examines the International Monetary Fund’s role in the euro crisis, author and journalist Paul Blustein disclosed a memo dated May 4, 2010, from the IMF’s then head of research Olivier Blanchard, to its head of the Greek mission at the time, Poul Thomsen.
Contributor: Yiannis Mouzakis
Categories: Europe (292), Economy (344), Greece (522)