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Author Archives: N_Economides
Greek Elections 2012—TV interview of Nicholas Economides
In an interview with Bloomberg News TV, Nicholas Economides discusses the economic dilemmas facing the voters in the elections, and the impact of their decisions on Greece and the European Union. Α more extensive discussion at Chinese Radio International here.
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Haircuts and growth — Radio interview of Nicholas Economides
Nicholas Economides discusses recent economic developments at NET Radio on March 17, 2012. His main points are as follows. Although the Greek economy might require an additional haircut on loans, this will be hard to do given that most Greek … Continue reading
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Greece at the PSI—TV Interview of Nicholas Economides
As Greece exchanges its old bonds with higher quality bonds and imposes a “haicut” on the face value of the old bonds, Nicholas Economides discusses Greece’s prospects. He underlines the necessity of new investment initiatives that start with bilateral national … Continue reading
What is the best option for Greece? Stay the course? Declare bankruptcy? Leave the Euro?
Nicholas Economides evaluates the options available to Greece: (A) accept the new agreeement with the lenders, receive €130 billion, and implement the PSI; (B) declare bankruptcy within the eurozone; and (C) decrare bankruptcy and leave the eurozone. He argues that option … Continue reading
Nicholas Economides interviewed on Bloomberg on the downgrade of Eurozone countries by S&P
S&P downgrades EU countries, Bloomberg TV interview January 13, 2012. In this interview, Nicholas Economides discusses the mass downgrade of EU countries by S&P. Although the countries’ downgrade was expected, the effect of the downgrade on the EFSF remains to … Continue reading
Greece should restructure its debt now!
In an article titled “Greece should restructure its debt now!” and published in Kathimerini on 25 September 2011, Nicholas Economides starts with the observation that Greece is unable to pay even the interest on its €280 billion private debt and … Continue reading
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The second EU aid package to Greece brings it closer to bankruptcy
In an article titled “What the second EU aid package means” and published in Kathimerini on 31 July 2011, Nicholas Economides argues that the second EU aid package to Greece will be extremely likely to lead it to bankruptcy. To … Continue reading
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A national strategy for the Greek sovereign debt
In an article titled “A national strategy for the Greek sovereign debt” and published in Kathimerini on 10 July 2011, Nicholas Economides argues that Greece should formulate and implement a national strategy to manage its debt. Even though Greece is … Continue reading
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How should a Greek debt restructuring be done and what are its consequences?
In an article titled “How should a Greek debt restructuring be done and what are its consequences” and published in Kathimerini on 9 May 2011, Nicholas Economides and Roy Smith define and analyze the various restructuring and bankruptcy alternatives open … Continue reading
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Trichet bonds will solve the European debt crisis
I propose the creation of a new type of long-term sovereign bonds (“Trichet Bonds”) by Greece and other EU countries with significant debt problems. These bonds will be of significantly higher quality than present ones because they will have ECB … Continue reading
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