MacroPolis

Troika inquiry: talk to the organ grinder, not the monkey

The European Parliament’s inquiry into the troika and its record in eurozone bailouts sounds like a welcome effort to hold Europe’s crisis managers to account.

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Categories: Europe (292), Politics (409), Economy (344), Greece (522)

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

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Categories: Economy (344), Greece (522)

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

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Categories: Europe (292), Greece (522)

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

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Categories: Europe (292), Economy (344)

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

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Categories: Europe (292), Economy (344)