07:2612/06/2026
In *There Is Such a Thing as Honor*, the late Lambros Konstantaras, playing the role of Andreas Mavrogialouros, promises public works, bridges, and schools, with the word “will” dominating his speech. Since then, that same “will” has never ceased to sway the Greek electorate. Even though the same people have been in power for years.
07:2612/06/2026
Investors are demanding higher yields to buy bonds amid rising inflationary pressures, fiscal deficits, and geopolitical risk. However, gold is defying the narrative that it is rallying due to inflation. The explanation may lie in rising debt.
07:2612/06/2026
Restructuring the country’s economic model is an urgent national priority. The importance of the food industry and the need for fixed-asset investment. By Nikos Loulis.
07:2512/06/2026
The rapidly advancing field of quantum computing has the potential to transform the global economy. At the same time, however, it could upend the rules of national security. By Ath. H. Papandropoulos.
07:2711/06/2026
They are not taken seriously on the international stage, and they are absolutely right. The EU never misses an opportunity to confirm that it is nothing more than a loose economic entity, incapable of protecting not only its “borders” but even its own credibility.
07:2711/06/2026
The days go by, and the much-touted agreement with Iran that President Trump has repeatedly mentioned is nowhere in sight. Oil prices are below $100 a barrel, but they continue to fuel inflation. But how long will we keep undermining our future?
07:2910/06/2026
The lawyer who drafted the Katseli law offers his own response to creditors’ circles regarding how interest should be calculated following the Supreme Court’s ruling. The two clear guidelines.
07:2610/06/2026
In Greece, the indicators seem to point to prosperity. However, societies are not judged solely by economic indicators. They are judged by whether their citizens feel that they are progressing alongside them. Here, however, we have a problem.
07:2610/06/2026
When there is high market liquidity, the market can absorb bad news more easily. The stock market illustrates this, but the same does not apply to gold and cryptocurrencies, where liquidity is more limited.
07:2409/06/2026
Ignorance of the danger or utter indifference? It’s up to you to interpret why the Attica Basin is still littered with dead combustible material, with less than a week left until the deadline for clearing plots. Have we forgotten about the fires?
07:2409/06/2026
The government’s decision to raise the salaries of metropolitans by up to 95% and that of the archbishop by up to 65% highlights the close ties between the political leadership and the church. However, studies show that a country’s economic prosperity is directly linked to the institutional separation of church and state.
07:2908/06/2026
Those who are talking about elections in October are right. Not because it “benefits” New Democracy, but because it benefits the country. A prolonged election campaign can only cause harm and create problems.
07:2908/06/2026
As the saying goes, when you’re in a bind, you’ll even blow on your yogurt. The same goes for the markets. When you listen to the advice of the “experts” and miss the rally, it’s only natural to buy stocks the next time the market drops. However, the fuel for the rally isn’t optimism but concerns about interest rates, etc.
07:2808/06/2026
Brussels is taking steps to protect European industry. However, pitfalls are always lurking and require special attention. By Ath. H. Papandropoulos.
13:1107/06/2026
Raising interest rates makes sense when inflation is driven by excessive demand, excessive borrowing, and excessive liquidity. The ECB’s knee-jerk reaction. By Michalis Sallas.
07:2505/06/2026
That there is political space is not in doubt. More than a million voters who are "missing" from the South-Western party attest to this. But Samaras' new political project - if implemented - will not only address any "political vacuum". It is also about his 'proposition' to the electorate as a whole.
07:2405/06/2026
No matter how much the European Commission and the OECD point out the need to abolish or cut some of the more than 1200 tax exemptions, one thing is certain. In Greece, clientelism prevails.
07:2405/06/2026
He won the Nobel Prize in 2006 for challenging the prevailing view among economists that higher inflation is a necessary price to pay for low unemployment. By Ath. Χ. A. Papandropoulos.
07:2804/06/2026
Greece's exit from the list of countries with macroeconomic imbalances is, without a doubt, a positive and welcome development. It is the fruit of long years of effort and sacrifice. But we have not yet, according to the same Commission report, reached the end of the road. That is what is delayed.
07:2804/06/2026
The markets continue to reward companies that lay off workers to invest more money in AI but this could prove to be an illusion and a trap at the same time. That's because exiting through recovery from investing could take years, often decades as dot com has shown.