Financial crisis

Why are profits so low?

Why are wages so low, why are we in last place among the EU's 27 member-states in the average hourly wage in terms of purchasing power - even below Bulgaria? Because Greece went through a more than 10-year economic crisis that set us back a long way, is the answer of the government (and others).

A triple stress test for Europe

During the global financial crisis of 2007-9, the US government and the Federal Reserve subjected US banks to a stress test. The idea was to test banks in severe - but hypothetical - recession scenarios in which they would have to show they were adequately capitalized, thereby restoring the confidence of depositors and investors.

Bulgaria's Currency Board: 27 Years of Economic Stabilization

On July 1, 1997, Bulgaria implemented a currency board system, known as the "currency board," in response to a severe economic crisis marked by hyperinflation and widespread social unrest. The crisis was precipitated under the government of the Bulgarian Socialist Party led by Zhan Videnov, which prioritized preserving jobs and maintaining state-owned enterprises, neglecting market reforms.

Stathis Kalyvas to Danika: I persist that Kasselakis will self-immolate, failing which, we shall be obliterated

‘Youths are besieged by melancholy & gender intolerance,’ Professor Kalyvas of the University of Oxford delves into the legacy of the Post-Revolution, the devaluation of fundamental values, Europe’s crises, Greece’s political landscape & detrimental trends of the new generation

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