10 years ago, February 17, 2002. Where was the former Governor of the Bank of Greece and at the time Vice-President of the European Central Bank Lucas Papademos, today Prime Minister of Greece, with his wife Shanna? Don’t try guessing, … Continue reading →
”I like the desert. It’s hot there in the desert, but it’s clean.” Lawrence of Arabia, 1962, the movie. The Germans. The Greeks. That bloated public sector. Of whom? The Greeks? Think again, by reading the ECB working paper of … Continue reading →
So the Greek house is on fire. What do you do if you are an insurer and the house you have insured is on fire? Do you start arguing about the bill or do you rush to save it, to … Continue reading →
So, a version of the letter to the IMF by Greek leaders was put out on the web last night. Dunque. Una versione del testo del documento inviato dal Governo greco al Fondo Monetario Internazionale ed alla Troika è stato … Continue reading →
Beautiful Denmark. Copenhagen, with its bikes and the students that slide over them as if skating. I like Copenhagen, its elegance, its harshness. Its brick-houses that speak of gusts of winds over the sea that smash against them, protecting fishermen … Continue reading →
Tratto da David Mc Williams, blogger irlandese.
So here goes quarterly GDP in Spain for 2010 and 2011: A press realease just came out in Italy, saying that (my translation): “… SEOPAN data indicate a very negative trend in public procurement in Spain. In 2011 they were … Continue reading →
“Now, what are you going to do?”
The leader of Greece’s Orthodox Church warned on Thursday that rising poverty could trigger a “social explosion” amid deep austerity and record-high unemployment, as the country enters a fifth year of recession. “Homelessness and even hunger — phenomena seen during … Continue reading →
“A nation of shopkeepers. Small firms. Some people meant that as an insult, my father thought differently. Small firms like the ones of my father.” I liked the Iron Lady movie. Not only because something has always fascinated me about … Continue reading →