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Addressing some misconceptions about Greek budget revenues and unpaid taxes
The evolution of budget revenues and unpaid taxes are among the main topics of discussion in the context of Greece's fiscal consolidation but are also often open to misinterpretation.
Contributor: Manos Giakoumis
Categories: Economy (169), Greece (260)
Greece stands on fault line between vicious and virtuous cycles for 2016
During 2015, Greece’s ability to meet its debt obligations became one of the most drama-ridden aspects of a story that started unfolding when SYRIZA won the January elections.
Contributor: Yiannis Mouzakis
Categories: Politics (171), Economy (169), Greece (260)
Will Tsipras ride the waves in 2016?
Alexis Tsipras rode into power in 2015 on a wave of support that then threatened to engulf him. He somehow managed to survive but finds himself washed up on the beach and needing to secure his footing before the next waves come crashing down.
Categories: Europe (119), Politics (171), Economy (169), Greece (260)
Leaving Greece's annus horribilis behind
No one inside or outside Greece will easily forget 2015. With the change of government and the appointment of Alexis Tsipras from the leftist Syriza party as prime minister in late January, a six-month period of profound uncertainty about the future course of the country only ended when a third financial assistance programme was reluctantly agreed with international creditors in August.
Contributor: Jens Bastian
Categories: Europe (119), Politics (171), Economy (169), Greece (260)
Greece and the IMF: An everlasting love-hate relationship
There are probably a number of officials in European capitals, and perhaps Washington, who have been scratching their heads over the past few days after the Greek government indicated that it would prefer the International Monetary Fund not to be involved in the country’s bailout.
Contributor: Nick Malkoutzis
Categories: Politics (171), Economy (169), Greece (260)