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Economy
Hellenic Federation of Enterprises: National Consensus is the Only Way Out
The need for national consensus that constitutes “the only way out today” and the agreement of the political parties on four national strategy directions for the Greek economy, was underlined by the Hellenic Federation of Enterprises (SEV) in an...
Economy
FT: Greece Will Miss Deadline For Reporting Revised Deficit Figures
"Greece will miss today’s European Commission deadline for reporting revised budget deficit figures for the past two decades, preserving a mystery about the degree to which Athens fudged official statistics in order to join the euro," reads a recent Financial...
Economy
Born In Debt: Greece's History of Borrowing
“From the beginning, our state had no other choice than to live on credit. We were born in debt.”
- Gerassimos Notaras, head archivist, historical archive, National Bank of Greece
The debt history of Greece begins well before an official Greek...
Economy
Greece's Debt Isn't Solved
A progress report on the new EU mechanisms set up for “supervision and solidarity” in the post bailout program era, addresses the tight fiscal and regulatory framework in which Greece is asked to deal with its persistent economic and...