Greece
Athens may not yet return to commercial debt markets
Greece’s debt maturities may be extended, but that depends on tough primary surplus targets Greece is unlikely to meet
GreeceItalian and Greek GDP firmer but debt worries persist
The Monte dei Paschi Siena rescue is agreed and Greece and Italy grew faster than first reported in the first quarter
EUGreek OBOR role could spark wider Chinese investment
Chinese strategic investments into Greece fit well within the One Belt One Road initiative
GreeceGreek debt deal will only come at last minute
Sides seem agreed that a debt deal is in reach but 2019-22 budget goals seem over-ambitious and crux remains debt relief
GreeceGreek opposition will not offer clear alternative
The opposition's position on the government's austerity policy is completely cynical and offers no clear alternative
GreeceEconomic record erodes Greek forecast’s credibility
Repeated scalings-back undermine the credibility of forecasts from a government that may be in opposition by 2019
GreeceTax changes could drive Greek shipowners abroad
Shipowners have stuck with the Greek flag but the government cannot count on the loyalty of such a mobile industry
GreeceAthens’s reluctance to reform will cost time and money
The Greek reform package is mostly needed and could have been agreed long before now but for governments’ intransigence
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