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Spanish economy 17th June 2022

Ezentis Asks SEPI For An Express Bailout Of 70 Million Euros To Avoid Default, And Its Shares Plunge 20%

Ezentis, formerly Avanzit and Radiotrónica, is once again facing serious financial problems that threaten its viability. The company has asked the Sociedad Estatal de Participaciones Industriales (SEPI) for help on the verge of the end of the public business rescue fund. The energy and telecommunications infrastructure installation company has confirmed to the CNMV that it has requested 70 million euros in public money. The aim is to recover the group’s…

In Europe 11th June 2019

How Greece’s electoral map changed radically over 10 years

Yiannis Mouzakis via Macropolis | As Greece heads into snap national polls on July 7, it is beyond doubt that there has been a substantial shift in Greek voters’ views and preferences, which translated into a strong rejection of Syriza across society.

In Europe 2nd September 2018

Greece exits its 8-year-bailout -Are you not entertained?

Yiannis Mouzakis via Macropolis | The tone of the day is celebratory for some. After eight years, myriad Eurogroup meetings that lasted until the early morning hours and hundreds of billion euros in loans, the eurozone is probably happy that it doesn’t have to spend any more time, energy and money on this small country at the corner of Europe that represents 2 percent of the total eurozone economy.

Greece's bailout program ends on Aug. 21

In Europe 27th July 2018

For Better Or Worse: Greece’s Bailout Exit Deja Vu

Yiannis Mouzakis via Macropolis | As Greece stands on the cusp of exiting the third, and final, of its painful bailouts, there is a discussion about the terms under which it is exiting and how they compare to the conditions that were on offer the last time the country was close to the MoU finishing line, about four years ago. Examining the two cases is actually a useful exercise – not just for Greek crisis veterans.

In Europe 3rd August 2017

Could reforms have prevented Greece’s economic collapse?

Yiannis Mouzakis via Macropolis | Greece’s economic collapse in 2010-2013 has become legendary. The country had already been hit hard by the global financial crisis in 2009, when it posted a sharp GDP drop of -4.3 percent. This set the stage for what would become the deepest economic contraction of a developed country in history. But would the implementation of structural reforms have helped alleviate this situation?

In Europe 8th February 2017

Space And Time The Missing Elements In Greek Bailout Talks

Nick Malkoutzis via Macropolis | The meeting of the International Monetary Fund’s executive board on Monday ended without any clear conclusion on where the IMF stands in the Greek programme.

In Europe 15th January 2017

Greece’s Pursuit Of Normality Has Only One Starting Point

Yiannis Mouzakis via Macropolis | The Cypriot experience makes it abundantly clear that Greece’s only chance of returning to any kind of normality can be found at the end of its bailout programme.

The independent report of the IMF's role IMF's role in the euro area

World economy 2nd August 2016

My fault, my fault, my most grievous falt… but not that much

In an internal report, the IMF has confessed to errors linked to the bailouts in which it participated during the euro crisis, according to what Ambrose Evans-Prichard tells us. Just what the euro needed: explicit recognition, in black and white, that nothing could be done about the “infamy of competitive devaluation.”

In Europe 19th April 2016

What Next For Tsipras The Shapeshifter?

Nick Malkoutzis via Macropolis | In the shapeshifting world of Alexis Tsipras, it is difficult to know where things actually stand. His relatively brief time in power is littered with skins that have been shed and vows that have been broken.

In Europe 11th March 2016

When The Refugee Crisis Met The Bailout Review

Nick Malkoutzis via Macropolis | After weeks of dancing around the issue, it seems that Greece and its lenders have started, even tangentially, to link the refugee crisis and the pending bailout review.

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