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Greek referendum: a “No” would bring new economic darkness

By George Magnus July 1, 2015 In Europe + UK Greece, Greek referendum 0

First published: Prospectmagazine.co.uk, 29/06/2015
Leaving the EU might not be the panacea some believe

Conspiracy theorists would have us believe that Syriza’s goal all along was to get to the point where the public would vote for Greece to leave the Eurozone.

Greece and its creditors: takes two to tango, and it’s not all about austerity

By George Magnus June 10, 2015 In Viewpoints austerity, debt relief 0

First published: 10th June 2015

One of the strongest and best written critiques of the austerity debate was written by Amartya Sen here last week.

Greek debt crisis: what will happen next?

By George Magnus June 7, 2015 In Europe + UK eurogroup, Europe 0

First published: Prospectmagazine.co.uk, 5/06/2015
The eurogroup is close to the end of the road

Greece’s decision not to pay the International Monetary Fund the €300m it owes the creditor today and to “bundle” all of the €1.5bn due in June to the end of the month means that the long-running saga over Greece is going to rumble on for a while.

All quiet now, but can Greece really thrive inside the Euro?

By George Magnus February 24, 2015 In Viewpoints Euro, Greece 0

24th February, 2015

In the end, the Greek government submitted a list of policy proposals that elicited a positive response from Brussels,

Some Kind of a Deal With Greece Can Be Reached: UBS

By George Magnus February 13, 2015 In Europe + UK ECB, Greece 0

Bloomberg TV interview with Mark Barton, 9/02/2015

UBS Investment Bank Senior Economic Advisor George Magnus discusses Greece rejecting the country’s bailout program and what’s next for the nation with Bloomberg’s Mark Barton and Anna Edwards on “Countdown.” “more:”