• ECB: no waiver, no QE • Capital controls “fully over” soon, says Finance Ministry • Deadly fires: No one is to blame? • After Brexit bombshell, Barnier in Athens • The Trump tariffs and the… Greek exemption # ECB President Mario Draghi scotched Greek hopes of joining the eurozone QE stimulus programme after the … Continue reading Athens Digest 27.07.2018
Month: July 2018
Athens Digest 26.07.2018
• Aid ramped up as Greek rescuers search gutted homes for bodies • Commission denies austerity targeted fire surveillance • Deposits rise for fifth straight month, says BoG • Attica Bank picks Pimco for second bad-loan deal # The search for bodies at burned out homes around Rafina has raised the death toll to 81, … Continue reading Athens Digest 26.07.2018
Athens Digest 25.07.2018
• Fire death toll rises as rescuers check charred homes • EU’s Stylianides in Athens as firefighting aid arrives • Fire-stricken to get tax relief • Credit standards unchanged in Q2 • Frontier cooperation: Greece, FYROM ready gas grid link # Flags flew at half-mast over parliament and the Acropolis as Greece declared three days … Continue reading Athens Digest 25.07.2018
Athens Digest 24.07.2018
• At least 24 dead and 100 injured after fires close to Athens region • Regling sounds ‘row back’ warning • July is crunch month for tax takings • Rent Tracker available soon # Greece wakes up to a national disaster. Deadly fires near Rafina to the east of Athens and Kineta to the west, … Continue reading Athens Digest 24.07.2018
Athens Digest 23.07.2018
• Pension cuts suspension hinges on fiscal performance and Eurogroup approval, says PM aide • Tension with Russia: Greece will no longer turn a blind eye to violations of national sovereignty says Foreign Minister Kotzias • Consortium led by Italy’s Snam signs contracts for acquisition of a 66% interest in gas grid operator DESFA • … Continue reading Athens Digest 23.07.2018