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The cost-of-living squeeze is back via the plug socket

The cost-of-living squeeze is back via the plug socket

Three million households face increases of more than 30% in green electricity tariffs, while businesses are already paying more for energy, fuel and transport. The cost-of-living squeeze is returning through the plug socket, threatening incomes, growth and the budget.

Do US midterms trigger a stock market rally? 

Do US midterms trigger a stock market rally? 

The outcome of the US midterm elections may have been uncertain, but several analysts and others who place particular weight on the historical performance of stocks after such contests appeared more confident about the coming 12 months. 

Debate over banning AfD flares up again in Germany

Debate over banning AfD flares up again in Germany

The far-right party’s electoral gains in Saxony-Anhalt have revived calls for a constitutional ban. The differing approaches and legal obstacles. By Takis Michas.

The Google Cloud outage and board accountability

The Google Cloud outage and board accountability

A power supply problem paralysed banks and apps. Reliance on shared infrastructure exposes hidden risks. Five critical questions for the board. By Eleftherios Antoniadis.

The “maritime truce” and … peace on earth

The “maritime truce” and … peace on earth

The “global maritime truce” proposed by Kyriakos Mitsotakis sounds entirely reasonable. Who doesn’t want safe seas and free trade? But, as with the famous “peace on earth”, the hard part is not agreeing with the wish but explaining how to make it a reality.

Greece vs France: Markets versus rating agencies

This is not the first time markets have gone against the grain of the rating agencies, lending to Greece at a lower cost than to France on 10-year debt despite Greece’s lower rating. But one side is right and the other wrong. 

Tax residence in Greece: The benefits and major challenges

Attracting international wealth requires a strategy that goes beyond tax rates. How Athens compares with Lisbon and Milan. The strategy for retaining capital. By Alexandros Athanasoulas.

The UN and diplomacy’s reckoning

It took just 24 hours to show Greece the value of a long-term foreign policy strategy — and its particular clout at the UN. The discussion was about Libya, and Kyriakos Mitsotakis opened it. But others brought it to a close…

Greece: Fiscal discipline versus ageing

Given the major role political costs play in decision-making, society’s unwillingness to accept the short-term costs of adopting new technologies and an ageing population, fiscal discipline is the only way forward for Greece if it wants to avoid worse outcomes in the future.

The cost of electricity is (also) a political decision!

The role of emissions costs and the target model in the trajectory of electricity prices. Why a temporary suspension of the current pricing system should be considered. By Konstantinos Giatzitzoglou.

Kövesi and the answer that has yet to be given

How many years’ rent does it take to buy a property in Greece and elsewhere 

Cybersecurity Act 2.0: The bill — and who will pay it

The cable and the triumph of backroom diplomacy

Economies with the highest taxes are not usually the best performers

Holy Monastery of Sinai: What “agreement” is the Prime Minister proclaiming?

The consumer’s drip-by-drip ordeal

From Pizza Fan to Choriatiko: Digital tax evasion needs an expert

NAVTEX, the note and Ankara

Tax evaders should pay, not companies’ creditors

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