@GreekAnalyst

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I just launched a new regular newsletter. It’s called Changing Greece. Here is why.
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Protests are spreading across Europe. France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Belgium, Greece and even Albania have seen or will see massive clashes these weeks. Expect many reasonable grievances to be exploited by the extremes and to degenerate into vicious urban guerrilla warfare.
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A brutal period of unfathomable pain for households and businesses. Yet, the counter-factual would have been catastrophic. Many mistakes and lessons learned. Much progress and some regression. Undeniable improvement and still a lot to be fixed. Never underestimate the Greeks!
Matthew Lynn
@mattlynnwriterOct 17
After the financial crisis, public spending in Greece was cut by 25%, the civil service was slashed from one million to slightly over 600,000, and pensions were cut 11 times. But now it is growing again, its debt is falling, and its borrowing costs are below Britain and France.
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Greece is uniquely positioned to win in the AI age. Read my contrarian take in the latest newsletter.
The Greek Analyst@GreekAnalystOct 15
Tomorrow I will publish a contrarian take in my newsletter on how a country like Greece can win in the AI Age. Any guesses?
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Link here: greekanalyst.substack.com/p/…
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Samuel Rines
@SamuelRinesOct 15
This is an awesome chart.
The Greek Analyst@GreekAnalystOct 15
Greece’s debt (as % of GDP) expected to fall below that of Italy in 2026, United States by 2028 and France by 2030, according to the IMF.
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Tomorrow I will publish a contrarian take in my newsletter on how a country like Greece can win in the AI Age. Any guesses?
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Greece’s debt (as % of GDP) expected to fall below that of Italy in 2026, United States by 2028 and France by 2030, according to the IMF.
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Might be a brutal negotiating move, but Greece should threaten to cut the UK off its supply of feta until it gets the Parthenon sculptures back.
Bloomberg
@businessOct 14
British Museum Chairman George Osborne said Greece and the UK can reach a deal over the contested Parthenon sculptures bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

British Museum Chief ‘Optimistic’ Parthenon Marbles Deal Can Be Done

British Museum Chairman George Osborne said Greece and the UK can reach a deal over the contested Parthenon sculptures if both sides are willing to compromise.

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Bye-bye, Miss American pie.
The Associated Press
@APOct 13
BREAKING: Trump ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle has been asked to resign after allegations of improper conduct, the White House says. apnews.com/live/trump-midter…

Live updates: White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia gives first briefing

Katie Zacharia gives first briefing, Trump’s diesel deal with Putin draws criticism from Congress, Supreme Court sides with Trump administration in lawsuit seeking records on Elon Musk’s DOGE.

apnews.com
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I will neither forget nor ever forgive Krugman and Stiglitz, both advocating for a destructive NO vote to Greece’s referendum and promoting the exact opposite POV 17 years ago from the comfort of distance and a beautiful academic armchair. We Greeks paid the price. And remember.
Bloomberg
@businessOct 9
Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman warned that France’s deteriorating public finances are on an “unsustainble path” and at risk of unleashing a debt crisis across the euro area bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Krugman Says France Poses Risk of Explosive European Debt Crisis

Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman warned that France’s deteriorating public finances are on an “unsustainble path” and at risk of unleashing a debt crisis across the euro area.

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Hellas is a vibe.
Paramount+ Australia
@ParamountPlusAUOct 10
SOUTH MELBOURNE ARE AUSTRALIA CUP WINNERS! 🏆 The moment that @smfc made history, knocking off Melbourne Victory 4-3 in a penalty shootout to become the first NPL club to lift the @AustraliaCup Watch the highlights from #SMBvMVC on Paramount+ 📺
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Aceitunejo🫒@aceitunejoCNOct 9
La locomotora griega!🚅🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷
The Greek Analyst@GreekAnalystOct 9
Greece’s youth unemployment finally falling below EU average
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Stephane Deo@StephaneDeoOct 9
Very impressive indeed! Total unemployment rate went from 28.3% in July 2013 to 7.4% in August this year.
The Greek Analyst@GreekAnalystOct 9
Greece’s youth unemployment finally falling below EU average
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Stuart Barrow@ArtBarrowOct 9
Greece absolutely deserves this success. It has taken all the hard-but-necessary decisions to secure sustainable finances and real economic growth. It stayed the course. Will France even start it?
The Greek Analyst@GreekAnalystOct 9
Greece’s youth unemployment finally falling below EU average
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Greece’s youth unemployment finally falling below EU average
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Greeks sure know how to support their favorite teams.
Eurohoops
@EurohoopsnetOct 7
This is INSANE
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You don’t have to be an Aris fan to love this. I ain’t and I do.
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Greece is a vibe.
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Armand D'Angour
@ArmandDAngourOct 7
“Here, in Athens, we found the first realisation of [such qualities] - fierce individuality and relentless ambition, daring exploration and invention, a yearning for discovery, for adventure, risk, and glory…Straining to peer into the depths of the unknown.” The speechwriter must have read my book…
Armand D'Angour
@ArmandDAngourOct 7
“The Greeks seem to have an almost mystical hold on our memory. They call us back to them, again and again.” He’s right…
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