Betting against US subprime mortgages in 2007 made him a billionaire. Now John Paulson is betting (some of) his hedge fund’s money on the Athens Water Utility, a state company…
Eurobank is an apt example of Greek ingenuity. Its name is a coup in itself.[1] Beyond semantics, however, and coming to recent developments, Eurobank is a wonderful example of the…
In a move that it would be generous to call misguided, a draft law prepared by the Finance Ministry on coastal development in Greece will do away with long-standing prohibitions…
Foreign interest in Greece skyrockets; Greek property owners are to be hit with yet more taxes; the noose is closing around former Defense Minister Yiannos Papantoniou over bribes; discussions over…
This Sunday, following a government decision demanded by the troika, all retail shops in Greece will be open. Despite reactions and a strike by private sector workers, the measure will…
Over the past five years Greece has seen the largest decline in press freedom in the world, according to a report issued by the US NGO, Freedom House. Greece slid…