OPINION

Patricians and Plebeians 

Patricians and Plebeians 

In a quintessentially clientelist state, such as the Greek one, it is only to be expected that the large professional groups receive better treatment from the government of the day because they have more votes. However, the perpetuation of this policy undermines the national economy and the prosperity of all citizens in the long term.     

The moment of truth for stock market AI is approaching

The moment of truth for stock market AI is approaching

Every major stock market bubble has had its own narrative over the last 200 years. However, they all had something in common. Markets became more sensitive to disappointing news toward the end of the rally. Apollo gives us an indication of where this disappointment could come from today.

RRF: When you pay for a Mercedes and get a Yugo

RRF: When you pay for a Mercedes and get a Yugo

The hospital that was built, without equipment and without operating. Investments in energy without grids and batteries. How the islands were left out and what small and medium-sized businesses got.

The great danger of toxicity

The great danger of toxicity

Terrorist attacks kill people. The political toxicity that often follows can wound society and democracy. The need for a “bulwark of maturity as well as determination” is clearer than ever.

The road to the new bankruptcy is paved with good intentions

The road to the new bankruptcy is paved with good intentions

In 2001, the government of the time withdrew the Giannitsis pension reform, burdening public debt with tens of billions of euros and contributing to the country's bankruptcy. The current government is yielding to the pre-election temptation of “pro-people” measures, laying mines under the pension system and fiscal stability.

Greece's “gift” to Turkey

Useful but not an end in itself, is the policy of “calm waters,” says G. Gerapetritis. But what was its strategic goal, and where has it led us today? In light of this statement, perhaps it is time to take the discussion one step back.

External economic dependence punishes

In a world characterized by ever greater geopolitical risks and political and economic uncertainties, history teaches that a country's dependence, especially a small one like Greece, on its foreign lenders can prove to be its Achilles' heel.

Greece of two speeds

Are we rich and don't know it? According to UBS, Greece ranks 30th globally in terms of average wealth per adult. This is, however, an illusion. The reasons are simple and citizens' daily lives confirm them.

Dollar: The foretelling of a death that did not come

At the beginning of the year, the dollar was breathing its last and gold and silver were at their peak. Today, the terms have reversed as the dollar gains ground and gold retreats even though geopolitical conditions favored the yellow metal. The dollar is proving hard to kill.

SpaceX: What the IPO means for Greek pension funds

The largest IPO in history and how it enters pension fund portfolios “automatically.” The three risks and the answers. Written by Christos Bakas, Konstantinos Nikolaou.

The cost of carbon is changing the game in the European economy

The summer truce for prices and the... first autumn rains

The “water torture” of elections

Germany in Greece’s footsteps

Greenspan: The man who built the global debt economy

The EU's bet on unified supervision against financial crime

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