By Simon Johnson Most of the current policy discussion concerning the euro area is about austerity. Some people – particularly in German government circles – are pushing for tighter fiscal policies in troubled countries (i.e., higher taxes and lower government … Continue reading →
My country is hurtling toward an election that will decide its fate — whether Greeks will fight on to remain part of Europe’s core or…
Cash withdrawals from bank accounts exceeded 2 billion euros on Wednesday and Thursday, according to bank officials, as the vast majority of Greeks appear to…
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At any given time, then, there will be a sizable amount of euros flowing into Greek bank accounts. Even if some of this is immediately…
Treasuries rose, set for a weekly gain, amid concern Greeks will elect a government hostile to the terms of its bailout and before U.S. reports…
Greeks head to the ballot box in two days for a contest that may determine the fate of the world’s first democracy and the future…
Young Greek jobseekers lose hope in crisis (via AFP) Waiting for his turn at the job centre, Kostas smokes a cigarette, drinks a coffee and…
(Reuters) – Thirteen years after abandoning rural Greece for a career in graphic design, Spiridoula Lakka finds herself in the last place she expected to…
The euro crisis has hit the southern European nations surveyed (Greece, Italy and Spain) much harder than the northern (Britain, France and Germany) or eastern…