• Greece misses S&P upgrade, expects huge primary surpluses and accepts lower growth target • Mitsotakis makes investment-grade pledge • China eyes banking presence in Greece • Bruegel’s Darvas: Clock ticking for tax fix # Greece missed out on a widely anticipated sovereign upgrade, as Standard & Poor’s held the national rating at B+ with a positive outlook. … Continue reading Athens Digest 30.04.2019 →

[Due to the Orthodox Easter holiday, the next edition of the Athens Digest will be sent on Tuesday, April 30. Best wishes from our team] • Government eyes new sovereign upgrade and market outing • Eurobarometer: Greeks slowly regaining faith in European Union, still below average • Greece granted asylum to 15,805 migrants in 2018, one … Continue reading Athens Digest 26.04.2019 →

• Government eyes post-Easter benefit binge despite creditors’ concern • ESM’s approval procedure for early IMF repayment will be triggered after Greece submits official request • Labour Minister Achtsioglou mulls pension reimbursement plan • Hellenikon project wins key approval # The government is finalising plans for pre-election relief measures to be announced after the Orthodox Easter … Continue reading Athens Digest 25.04.2019 →

• Greece outperforms surplus target in 2018 • PM Tsipras tells FT he wants a new policy mix to reach the targets but with a higher growth rate • Mitsotakis pledges sweeping tax cuts in Bloomberg interview • New Democtacy to file censure motion against minister over comment about disabled MEP candidate • EPP’s Weber … Continue reading Athens Digest 24.04.2019 →

• Greece officially requests early IMF loan repayment • Poll gives ND strong lead for both European and general election • Doctors lose compensation case • Britons taking pre-Brexit holidays, helps Greek tourism figures # According to MinFin sources, Greece submitted an official request to the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) for the repayment of part of its IMF … Continue reading Athens Digest 23.04.2019 →