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Extend and pretend one more time

Thanos Davelis, Director of Public Affairs, HALC Europe breathed a sigh of relief last week after reaching an agreement to release the next tranche of its 86 billion euro bailout to Greece, preventing a default in payments in July. Prime…

A light at the end of the tunnel?

By Thanos Davelis, Senior Research Associate, HALC Greece reached a deal with its creditors amid tense negotiations late last week. Statements from government officials in Athens and Brussels heralded a “breakthrough” in stalled negotiations, signaling that a deal preventing a…