The Greek Analyst
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Updates and commentary on startups, economics, geopolitics, political risk, global markets and tech. Focus on Greece & Europe.
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Not a single Greek company in the FT list of long-term growth champions. Sad.
www.ft.com/content/9b6d...
www.ft.com/content/9b6d...
November 2, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Not a single Greek company in the FT list of long-term growth champions. Sad.
www.ft.com/content/9b6d...
www.ft.com/content/9b6d...
Greece’s brain drain is finally reversing
July 21, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Greece’s brain drain is finally reversing
Greece (and the rest of Southern Europe) are set to experience a hotter August month than average.
www.meteo.gr/article_view...
www.meteo.gr/article_view...
July 13, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Greece (and the rest of Southern Europe) are set to experience a hotter August month than average.
www.meteo.gr/article_view...
www.meteo.gr/article_view...
We’ve crossed a new Overton Window on the migration debate
July 11, 2025 at 4:56 AM
We’ve crossed a new Overton Window on the migration debate
Did you know that close to 60% of EU's seabass and seabream production takes place in Greece?
June 28, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Did you know that close to 60% of EU's seabass and seabream production takes place in Greece?
Real average wealth per adult in Greece grew by 7% in the past year.
Source: UBS Global Wealth Report 2025
Source: UBS Global Wealth Report 2025
June 19, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Real average wealth per adult in Greece grew by 7% in the past year.
Source: UBS Global Wealth Report 2025
Source: UBS Global Wealth Report 2025
The Greek recovery is real. But even in the most optimistic scenario (~2.4% annual growth), it would take at least 7 more years to reach its pre-crisis level.
The rigour/time required to cover lost ground from the deepest depression on record is still vastly under-appreciated.
The rigour/time required to cover lost ground from the deepest depression on record is still vastly under-appreciated.
June 16, 2025 at 7:57 AM
The Greek recovery is real. But even in the most optimistic scenario (~2.4% annual growth), it would take at least 7 more years to reach its pre-crisis level.
The rigour/time required to cover lost ground from the deepest depression on record is still vastly under-appreciated.
The rigour/time required to cover lost ground from the deepest depression on record is still vastly under-appreciated.
Fixed capital investment by the business sector in Greece is skyrocketing.
Source: Athex Group (2025)
Source: Athex Group (2025)
May 9, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Fixed capital investment by the business sector in Greece is skyrocketing.
Source: Athex Group (2025)
Source: Athex Group (2025)
IMF to Greece (2015): i’ve had enough of you
IMF to Greece (2025): can’t have enough of you!
IMF to Greece (2025): can’t have enough of you!
April 28, 2025 at 7:51 AM
IMF to Greece (2015): i’ve had enough of you
IMF to Greece (2025): can’t have enough of you!
IMF to Greece (2025): can’t have enough of you!
(yet) another credit rating upgrade for Greece
April 19, 2025 at 11:51 AM
(yet) another credit rating upgrade for Greece
April 12, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Greeks right now
April 9, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Greeks right now
Greek 10-year bond yield is lower than US, UK and Australia.
What about them fetas?
What about them fetas?
April 9, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Greek 10-year bond yield is lower than US, UK and Australia.
What about them fetas?
What about them fetas?
Greece's informal (shadow) economy is estimated at 36% of GDP, the highest number across Europe, according to a recent economic study.
www.nber.org/digest/20240...
www.nber.org/digest/20240...
March 30, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Greece's informal (shadow) economy is estimated at 36% of GDP, the highest number across Europe, according to a recent economic study.
www.nber.org/digest/20240...
www.nber.org/digest/20240...
In 2023, Greece has finally reversed its brain drain.
Immigration of Greek citizens back to Greece (47.2k people) surpassed emigration to other countries (32.8k people) for the first time since the crisis started in 2009.
Best news of the decade!
Immigration of Greek citizens back to Greece (47.2k people) surpassed emigration to other countries (32.8k people) for the first time since the crisis started in 2009.
Best news of the decade!
March 27, 2025 at 11:31 AM
In 2023, Greece has finally reversed its brain drain.
Immigration of Greek citizens back to Greece (47.2k people) surpassed emigration to other countries (32.8k people) for the first time since the crisis started in 2009.
Best news of the decade!
Immigration of Greek citizens back to Greece (47.2k people) surpassed emigration to other countries (32.8k people) for the first time since the crisis started in 2009.
Best news of the decade!
The power of the Greek scientific diaspora.
According to Deon Policy Institute's survey, 31% of Greek academics abroad work in the world’s top 25 universities (based on QS University Rankings 2024).
According to Deon Policy Institute's survey, 31% of Greek academics abroad work in the world’s top 25 universities (based on QS University Rankings 2024).
March 26, 2025 at 9:33 PM
The power of the Greek scientific diaspora.
According to Deon Policy Institute's survey, 31% of Greek academics abroad work in the world’s top 25 universities (based on QS University Rankings 2024).
According to Deon Policy Institute's survey, 31% of Greek academics abroad work in the world’s top 25 universities (based on QS University Rankings 2024).
For the first time in decades, Europe is starting to believe in itself again.
Talent is here. Capital is flowing. Ambitions are growing.
The question now: can Europe turn this momentum into a lasting competitive edge?
If it does, EU Dynamism will be the key to unleashing its full potential.
Talent is here. Capital is flowing. Ambitions are growing.
The question now: can Europe turn this momentum into a lasting competitive edge?
If it does, EU Dynamism will be the key to unleashing its full potential.
March 24, 2025 at 10:57 AM
For the first time in decades, Europe is starting to believe in itself again.
Talent is here. Capital is flowing. Ambitions are growing.
The question now: can Europe turn this momentum into a lasting competitive edge?
If it does, EU Dynamism will be the key to unleashing its full potential.
Talent is here. Capital is flowing. Ambitions are growing.
The question now: can Europe turn this momentum into a lasting competitive edge?
If it does, EU Dynamism will be the key to unleashing its full potential.
For too long, European founders and investors looked West for validation.
The US was the guiding light for all things tech and innovation.
That’s changing now. A new generation of Europeans is not interested in replicating Silicon Valley. They want to build something bigger, on their own terms.
The US was the guiding light for all things tech and innovation.
That’s changing now. A new generation of Europeans is not interested in replicating Silicon Valley. They want to build something bigger, on their own terms.
March 24, 2025 at 10:57 AM
For too long, European founders and investors looked West for validation.
The US was the guiding light for all things tech and innovation.
That’s changing now. A new generation of Europeans is not interested in replicating Silicon Valley. They want to build something bigger, on their own terms.
The US was the guiding light for all things tech and innovation.
That’s changing now. A new generation of Europeans is not interested in replicating Silicon Valley. They want to build something bigger, on their own terms.
Buying European used to be a niche idea. Now, it’s becoming a real movement.
Reddit communities, social media campaigns, and consumer demand are driving a shift toward European-made products and services.
A decade ago, this would have been unthinkable.
Today, it's a reality.
Reddit communities, social media campaigns, and consumer demand are driving a shift toward European-made products and services.
A decade ago, this would have been unthinkable.
Today, it's a reality.
March 24, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Buying European used to be a niche idea. Now, it’s becoming a real movement.
Reddit communities, social media campaigns, and consumer demand are driving a shift toward European-made products and services.
A decade ago, this would have been unthinkable.
Today, it's a reality.
Reddit communities, social media campaigns, and consumer demand are driving a shift toward European-made products and services.
A decade ago, this would have been unthinkable.
Today, it's a reality.
A new wave of European founders, investors and technologists are not waiting for Brussels.
They’re breaking through regulatory barriers, building global companies, and pushing for a unified EU startup ecosystem and betting big on Europe.
This isn’t just policy—it’s a mindset shift.
They’re breaking through regulatory barriers, building global companies, and pushing for a unified EU startup ecosystem and betting big on Europe.
This isn’t just policy—it’s a mindset shift.
March 24, 2025 at 10:57 AM
A new wave of European founders, investors and technologists are not waiting for Brussels.
They’re breaking through regulatory barriers, building global companies, and pushing for a unified EU startup ecosystem and betting big on Europe.
This isn’t just policy—it’s a mindset shift.
They’re breaking through regulatory barriers, building global companies, and pushing for a unified EU startup ecosystem and betting big on Europe.
This isn’t just policy—it’s a mindset shift.
The good news? For the first time in decades, the EU is finally acknowledging its economic stagnation.
Brussels has announced large investment programs: €100B for clean manufacturing, €200B for AI, €800B for defense.
The strategy is shifting from regulating tech to attempting to lead in it.
Brussels has announced large investment programs: €100B for clean manufacturing, €200B for AI, €800B for defense.
The strategy is shifting from regulating tech to attempting to lead in it.
March 24, 2025 at 10:57 AM
The good news? For the first time in decades, the EU is finally acknowledging its economic stagnation.
Brussels has announced large investment programs: €100B for clean manufacturing, €200B for AI, €800B for defense.
The strategy is shifting from regulating tech to attempting to lead in it.
Brussels has announced large investment programs: €100B for clean manufacturing, €200B for AI, €800B for defense.
The strategy is shifting from regulating tech to attempting to lead in it.
Europe’s fragmentation adds difficulties.
A startup in NYC can scale to 330M Americans overnight. Despite the existence of EU-wide legislation, a startup in Berlin must navigate 27 different legal, tax and compliance systems.
The result? Slower growth, smaller companies, and fewer global winners.
A startup in NYC can scale to 330M Americans overnight. Despite the existence of EU-wide legislation, a startup in Berlin must navigate 27 different legal, tax and compliance systems.
The result? Slower growth, smaller companies, and fewer global winners.
March 24, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Europe’s fragmentation adds difficulties.
A startup in NYC can scale to 330M Americans overnight. Despite the existence of EU-wide legislation, a startup in Berlin must navigate 27 different legal, tax and compliance systems.
The result? Slower growth, smaller companies, and fewer global winners.
A startup in NYC can scale to 330M Americans overnight. Despite the existence of EU-wide legislation, a startup in Berlin must navigate 27 different legal, tax and compliance systems.
The result? Slower growth, smaller companies, and fewer global winners.
Capital is the oxygen of innovation.
In 2024, the "Magnificent 7" US tech companies invested $49B in other startups. The entire EU? $32B.
Without deep pools of risk capital, ambitious companies cannot scale. And the cycle repeats itself.
In 2024, the "Magnificent 7" US tech companies invested $49B in other startups. The entire EU? $32B.
Without deep pools of risk capital, ambitious companies cannot scale. And the cycle repeats itself.
March 24, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Capital is the oxygen of innovation.
In 2024, the "Magnificent 7" US tech companies invested $49B in other startups. The entire EU? $32B.
Without deep pools of risk capital, ambitious companies cannot scale. And the cycle repeats itself.
In 2024, the "Magnificent 7" US tech companies invested $49B in other startups. The entire EU? $32B.
Without deep pools of risk capital, ambitious companies cannot scale. And the cycle repeats itself.
The US has created 241 companies from scratch that grew into $10B+ giants.
The EU? Just 14.
It’s not about talent. It’s about what happens after a startup reaches escape velocity. In Europe, many companies never do.
The EU? Just 14.
It’s not about talent. It’s about what happens after a startup reaches escape velocity. In Europe, many companies never do.
March 24, 2025 at 10:57 AM
The US has created 241 companies from scratch that grew into $10B+ giants.
The EU? Just 14.
It’s not about talent. It’s about what happens after a startup reaches escape velocity. In Europe, many companies never do.
The EU? Just 14.
It’s not about talent. It’s about what happens after a startup reaches escape velocity. In Europe, many companies never do.
The gap between the EU and the US is not just about GDP. It’s also about efficiency.
In 1990, US & EU labor productivity were equal. Today, US workers produce $14 more per hour than their EU counterparts.
In 1990, US & EU labor productivity were equal. Today, US workers produce $14 more per hour than their EU counterparts.
March 24, 2025 at 10:57 AM
The gap between the EU and the US is not just about GDP. It’s also about efficiency.
In 1990, US & EU labor productivity were equal. Today, US workers produce $14 more per hour than their EU counterparts.
In 1990, US & EU labor productivity were equal. Today, US workers produce $14 more per hour than their EU counterparts.