More on Greece’s public sector and the euro zone
Lynn More on Greece’s public sector and the euro zone Alexandria Much has been written about Greece’s “bloated public sector.” As I’ve said in the past, OECD data doesn’t actually show Greece as having...
View ArticleFear of contagion to Italy, discussion of rating agencies, and Greece’s long...
Lynn Fear of contagion to Italy, discussion of rating agencies, and Greece’s long term prospects Alexandria An emergency meeting of eurozone finance ministers in Brussels today will discuss Greece and...
View ArticleEurope’s latest bank stress tests and other debt crisis news
Lynn Europe’s latest bank stress tests and other debt crisis news Alexandria I chatted the other night with one of my Greek relatives on Facebook; she’s planning to take a new job at a subsidiary of...
View ArticleMerkel, Sarkozy, and the latest on a Greek rescue package
Lynn Merkel, Sarkozy, and the latest on a Greek rescue package Alexandria As Thursday’s EU summit in Brussels approaches, the question has been whether Merkel, Sarkozy, and ECB chief Jean-Claude...
View ArticleSelective default, and a European IMF
Lynn Selective default, and a European IMF Alexandria Greece Defaults” reports Felix Salmon. “Bankruptcy light,” says German economist Bert Rürup. In the deal coming out of yesterday’s Brussels summit,...
View ArticleThe Greek bond swap (and other EU debt crisis links)
Lynn The Greek bond swap (and other EU debt crisis links) Alexandria The Greek bond swap is set to begin in August. … Officials want to conduct the voluntary bond swap quickly to minimize the period...
View ArticleGreece searches for remedies to the debt crisis
Lynn Greece searches for remedies to the debt crisis Alexandria As the eastern coast of the US was battered by Hurricane Irene, Greece received EU help to battle several forest fires. Such fires are a...
View ArticleEuropean debt crisis: All eyes on Slovakia now
Lynn European debt crisis: All eyes on Slovakia now Alexandria The day after Slovakia threatened the latest rescue package for debt ridden EU countries by rejecting it in a vote that was tied to a vote...
View ArticleOf Greece, solar power, austerity measures, and a referendum
Lynn Of Greece, solar power, austerity measures, and a referendum Alexandria Last week, when EU leaders were celebrating the latest solution to the debt crisis rather than watching the latest threat to...
View ArticleEurope both continues to integrate and threatens to disintegrate
Lynn Europe both continues to integrate and threatens to disintegrate Alexandria This morning, an initial report on Greek state television that Prime Minister George Papandreou was about to resign was...
View Article“Lucky boy!” Papandreou survives confidence vote, after promising to resign
Lynn “Lucky boy!” Papandreou survives confidence vote, after promising to resign Alexandria If nothing else, Papandreou still retains, after all this time, a deft ability to politically work...
View ArticleAs of this moment, Italy still has a PM, and Greece still has none …
Lynn As of this moment, Italy still has a PM, and Greece still has none … Alexandria … but either condition could change very quickly. With Namibia’s new issue of bonds getting better rates than...
View ArticleWho does Papademos want in his Cabinet?
Lynn Who does Papademos want in his Cabinet? Alexandria The status of the Greek Prime Minister to be remains where it was when I checked the news this morning: SKAI TV and radio have announced that...
View ArticleAnd the new Greek PM is Lukas Papademos (with Mario Monti perhaps in the...
Lynn And the new Greek PM is Lukas Papademos (with Mario Monti perhaps in the wings for Italy) Alexandria It’s Papademos. No, wait, now it looks as if it will be European Union Ombudsman Nikiforos...
View ArticleThe new Greek Cabinet: Whither Technocracy?
Lynn The new Greek Cabinet: Whither Technocracy? Alexandria Greece’s new interim Cabinet was sworn in today, with former European Central Bank Vice President Lucas Papademos as Prime Minister, and the...
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