• Greece not on Eurogroup’s agenda today but pension deliberations continue • Alexander Kritikos (DIW): Better cut taxes than scrap pension cuts • Ruling SYRIZA submits constitutional review proposals • Anarchists barge into Argentine embassy in Athens • Vandals target supermarket outlet for opening on Sunday # Even though Greece is not on the agenda … Continue reading Athens Digest 03.11.2018 →

• IMF says Greece should stick to pension cuts • Labour Minister: Minimum wage rise remains a ‘core commitment’ • Central bank study suggests low rates, QE here to stay • FT: Auditors probe potential $200m fraud at Aegean Marine # The IMF has conceded that it no longer has a lead role in Greece’s … Continue reading Athens Digest 02.11.2019 →

• Schaeuble says faced criticism for being ‘too generous’ to Greece • T-Bill rate unchanged as bond return on hold • Greece lagging behind in EU job recovery • World Bank: Doing business in Greece is getting harder • China-linked property deals in potential crime probe • Greek drugmakers being taxed out of business, industry … Continue reading Athens Digest 01.11.2018 →

• PM Tsipras: Robust fiscal performance will allow pension U-turn • We are discussing cancelation not postponement of pension cuts, says labour minister • Financial sentiment falling for a third straight month • EU-Arab cooperation vital, says chief EC spokesman Schinas • Motor Oil shakes up Greek media with Alpha deal # The prime minister … Continue reading Athens Digest 31.10.2018 →

• Markets can wait, says FinMin • Athens urges calm after deadly South Albania shooting • Defence Minister: Russia remains “strategic partner” • Ombudsman finds tax confiscation system riddled with mistakes # Italy-linked market turmoil has delayed Greece’s plans to return to markets, but Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos says the country’s wait remains stress free. … Continue reading Athens Digest 30.10.2018 →