Agora

In ancient Athens, the agora was where citizens gathered to hear news, discuss and, later, trade. The agora was the heart of the city’s political, cultural and spiritual life. It is this spirit we hope to channel in this section of the website. Here, the Agora is a public forum for discussing events unfolding in Greece and beyond.

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Posts by Alexander Apostolides

Cooperatives on Cyprus: Why they were treated differently to banks

No country in an island in today’s integrated world. Thus, the lessons learned in one place can be used to identify problems elsewhere. Despite starting from a different source, the banking collapse in the USA has lessons for Cyprus and parallels to what happened on the island.

21/02/2014 - 13:06

Contributors: Alexander Apostolides, Charis Michalis

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Categories: Economy (316)

The Cyprus bailout is different, not only due to the bail-in

The Cyprus programme as agreed in March 2013 was different from the Greek and other eurozone bailouts in more ways than just the bail-in of uninsured depositors at the country’s two major banks.

05/01/2014 - 13:19

Contributors: Alexander Apostolides, Charis Michalis

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Categories: Europe (279), Economy (316)

Why tax evasion threatens to become endemic due to how Cyprus was bailed out

One of the most difficult economic concepts for politicians to understand is the idea of dynamic equilibrium. Political economy is based on the idea that it is next to impossible to return to a past condition once expectations are altered.

20/12/2013 - 11:51

Contributor: Alexander Apostolides

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Categories: Economy (316)

Cyprus in 2014: Looking ahead

Cyprus has the habit of grabbing international attention in a global way, only to then be marginalised as a footnote when the immediate crisis seems to have abated. This has been historically true in issues of communal violence and the Annan plan, in what we Cypriots call “the original Cyprus problem”. Sadly for Cyprus, this is also seems to hold true in regards to its financial crisis.

11/12/2013 - 22:40

Contributor: Alexander Apostolides

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Categories: Politics (374), Economy (316)