COVID-19 and Economic Recovery in Greece: challenges and prospects

Greece has come through an exceptional debt crisis and now it faces the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. Can it maintain its return to growth? What are its best opportunities – as well as its biggest risks? What support does Greece seek from the European Union, with the proposed Recovery Plan? How does the Government intend to respond to the proposals made by the Pissarides Commission? Christos Staikouras, Minister of Finance for Greece, outlined his plans for Greece and responded to comments and questions from our expert discussants, as well as the audience.

27 October 2020

Speaker:
🔹 Christos Staikouras, Minister of Finance, Hellenic Republic

Discussants:
🔹 George Handjinicolaou, Chairman, non-executive member, Board of Directors of Piraeus Bank; Chairman of the Board of Directors of Athens Stock Exchange (ATHEX)
🔹 Helen Louri- Dendrinou, Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, Athens University of Economics and Business
🔹 Dimitri Vayanos, Professor of Finance, LSE; Director of the Financial Markets Group and the Paul Woolley Centre for the Study of Capital Market Dysfunctionality

Chair:
🔹 Kevin Featherstone, Eleftherios Venizelos Professor in Contemporary Greek Studies and Professor in European Politics; Director of the Hellenic Observatory

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*This event formed part of LSE’s Shaping the Post-COVID World initiative and was hosted by the Hellenic Observatory and the Hellenic Bankers Association UK