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Flexibility and the bill that is (always) paid

Flexibility and the bill that is (always) paid

In the discussion about support measures for citizens and businesses, there is one simple truth: whether you cut taxes, subsidize, or borrow, the bill does not disappear. It simply changes hands or is shifted over time.

Greece-France alliance also in ...bankruptcies

Greece-France alliance also in ...bankruptcies

The slogan “Greece-France alliance” mainly implies the historical ties and the common geopolitical course of the two states. However, the two countries have something else in common as well. Bankruptcies. With bond market vigilantes raising France’s borrowing costs, challenging the ECB, the issue is returning to the forefront. 

Reverse Mortgages: The “key” to turning housing into pension income

Reverse Mortgages: The “key” to turning housing into pension income

Eurostat and UBS provide a contradictory picture of Greeks and their assets. How reverse mortgages can turn housing into income for retirees. Written by Miltiadis Nektarios.

The government, the “off-key notes” and the messages

The government, the “off-key notes” and the messages

At a time when the government is announcing measures to support citizens against high prices, the prime minister is forced to remind its officials that even their tone matters. The “off-key notes,” however, have already piled up.

With continuous debt settlements we are going nowhere

With continuous debt settlements we are going nowhere

It was expected and it became reality in the final stretch before the elections. Yet another government intervenes, increasing the installments for the settlement of old debts, invoking the relief of borrowers. Although there are pros and cons, the intervention contributes to the perpetuation of a bad culture.

Gerapetritis' bar and the cable

The Foreign Minister said almost everything one would expect to hear about the Greece-Cyprus GSI cable. The route is not changing, permission from Turkey is not needed, the survey and the laying will take place, and the 12 miles remain in the quiver. The bar was set high. What remains is action.

The increase in interest rates may lead to ...suicide

When central banks raise intervention rates to tame inflationary expectations but end up widening the already large fiscal deficits that fuel high debt and inflation, the result may be an unpleasant surprise.

How the big bet of the Greek economy will be won

The Greek economy regained investment grade, but the investment gap remains. What the next steps should be after the Recovery Fund. Written by Giorgos Ch. Konstantinidis.

Buy, Hold, Sell: How to properly read stock reports and recommendations

The three points that matter beyond the number. Why a Hold can rise and a Buy can lose. Target price and fair value: Two figures that are often confused.

The advance of the extremes in politics

Le Pen and Mélenchon in France, AfD and Die Linke in Germany. Different political starting points, different proposals and different audiences. The common denominator, however, is the retreat of the traditional political forces. The phenomenon also has a Greek dimension.

The decade of gold or of stocks?

How Poland achieved the economic “miracle”

The “harsh winter” and the timing of the ballot box

Not even for cheap eating out is Greece cheap

The critical elements in the regulation for the Swiss franc

Michalis Sallas: Europe is paying for its mistakes

Arrogance, the government, and the messages

Greece is cheap for foreigners but expensive for its residents 

The “convenient” enemy and the second ballot

And yet Greeks are not among the most overindebted peoples 

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