KOSTAS KALLITSIS

Public Power Corporation: A much abused company

In the 1980s, the use of renewable sources to produce energy on an industrial scale was in its infancy. Sweden was worried about climate change, Denmark had recently taken its first steps in the construction of wind turbines with the 200-kilowatt Gedser mill (1959-67) and Japan was experimenting with photovoltaics.

Α difficult 12 months lie ahead

The eurozone inflation rate of 3.4% is the highest recorded in 13 years, with its core nucleus (that is to say, free of the volatile prices of food and energy) standing at a rate of 1.9%, the highest it has been since 2008. Isn’t that amazing?

30.09.2021 / 16:04

Economic figures clearly point to structural weaknesses

In the last 10 years, with the sacrifices mainly of the weakest social groups, the Greek economy has healed many wounds. Changes, however, were made without getting rid of the parasitic character of the traditional economic model.

18.09.2021 / 10:37

After the wildfires, threat of indolence becomes visible

If – God forbid – a month from now, a fire were to break out in a part of Attica that escaped the devastating blazes this summer, would we be ready to deal with it better than we did in August?

29.08.2021 / 16:15

Two to three years of euphoria or real growth?

Within the next few years, roughly €110 billion will flow into the Greek economy. The challenges will be colossal.

29.07.2021 / 17:20

Economic enlargement: How much and for who?

Perhaps the Ministry of Finance is more restrained when it comes to growth predictions for the Greek economy in 2021, estimating it at around 3.6%.

08.07.2021 / 21:50

Laschet, Draghi and our task ahead

Angela Merkel’s successor in the leadership of the Christian Democratic Party and potential chancellor of Germany, Armin Laschet, seemed to be channeling Wolfgang Schaeuble as he spoke to the Financial Times in an interview published on June 21.

27.06.2021 / 20:20

European recovery fund offers twofold challenge

The big news isn’t the size of the European recovery fund. The 800 billion euros of course makes it the largest European program since the Marshall Plan, but it is relatively small compared to the American one.

18.06.2021 / 15:58

Unforeseen and foreseeable obstacles

The economy is performing better than many had expected, judging by the relatively small recession in the first quarter of this year compared to the same period in 2020.

04.06.2021 / 18:37

The gap between words and actions in economic policy

Who sets the tone for economic policy? The question sounds paradoxical, but perhaps some of the things that are happening are also paradoxical.

23.05.2021 / 18:08

Patents and aspects of innovation

US President Joe Biden’s support for the temporary waiving of intellectual property rights for Covid-19 vaccines has already done something good.

30.03.2021 / 14:46

Tinderbox

The Greek economy faces multiple threats. The total cost of support measures, which was originally estimated at 7.5 billion euros this year, has already climbed to €13 billion.

17.03.2021 / 21:45

Ignoring the fault in the Greek economy

The government had initially planned to gradually start lifting support measures from April, but the progression of the pandemic is not helping.

09.03.2021 / 18:48

Two countries in one

Two worlds joined and yet they are light years away from each other.

24.02.2021 / 15:00

A bridge to the future or a bridge to nowhere?

It was announced last Thursday that due taxes, whose payment had been suspended from March 2020 until now, will remain frozen until the end of the year.