The Greek economy experienced a severe recession for a decade following the global financial crisis of 2007-2008. Numerous articles, books, and official publications have addressed the causes of the crisis and the principles for adjustment. As normality returns, it is a good time to evaluate the Greek economy's status and prospects.
There are divergent views on the way forward, with policy recommendations either emphasizing the continuation of reforms for substantial efficiency gains or advocating extensive sectoral reallocation for growth rebalancing. However, the well-informed perspectives of market participants are less prominent in the public discourse. Greece now has a unique opportunity to accelerate reforms and leverage external funds by focusing on boosting investment, productivity, and trade for long-term sustainable growth, alongside revamping policy capacity in line with best international practices. Considering the need for in depth debate on these challenges, this event will gather the Chief Economists from the four systemic banks to discuss growth options for the Greek economy drawing on their valuable knowledge of real time market dynamics and macroeconomic trends.
Meet our speakers and chair:
Dr Tasos Anastasatos is Group Chief Economist of Eurobank as well as General Manager, Chairman of the Steering Committee for Economic Analysis of the Hellenic Bank Association and Member of the Executive Committee of the Hellenic Bank Association. Dr Anastasatos is also a Research Associate at the University of Piraeus. Previously, he has served as Secretary General of the Hellenic Ministry of Finance and Chairman of the Council of Economic Experts (SOE), EuroWorking Group Member for Greece; Visiting Member of Staff, Athens University of Economics & Business; Economist, Bank of Greece; Lecturer, Loughborough University. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Warwick, an M.Sc. (Warwick) in Economics and Finance, and a B.Sc. in International and European Economic Studies from the Athens University of Economics and Business. He has published extensively in market research publications, academic journals, and the media in the areas of macroeconomics, financial economics, and the Greek economy; he has co-authored three books.
Dr Panayotis Kapopoulos Chief Economist and Head of Economic Research and Analysis at Alpha Bank
Dr Ilias Lekkos is the Group Chief Economist and Head of Investment Strategy with Piraeus Bank, one of the largest banks in Greece. He is also Chairman of the Advisory Committee to the Hellenic Statistical System, a member of the Board of Directors of the Foundation of Economic and Industrial Research (IOBE). Finally he is a member of the External Advisory Committee of MSc in Quantitative Management at Actuarial and Financial Risk. He is also a member of the Council of Economic Advisors of the Hellenic Bank Association. As Chief Economist with Piraeus Bank, he leads the division which reports on developments in the Greek economy and the Greek banking system. Dr Lekkos also monitors macroeconomic developments at the G7 economies and is responsible for devising the investment strategy and asset allocation policy of Piraeus Bank Group. Before joining Piraeus Bank he was a Senior Economist at Eurobank-EFG and prior to that he has worked at the Bank of England, HBOS-Treasury Services and Standard and Poor’s. Dr Lekkos holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Athens University of Economics and Business, an MSc in Economics and Finance from Warwick University and a PhD in Finance from Lancaster University. His research has been published in a number of academic journals.
Dr Nicholas S. Magginas Chief Economist and Director of the Economic Analysis and Research Division at the National Bank of Greece
Anthony Bartzokas is Professorial Fellow at the United Nations University - Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology, Visiting Professor in Practice at the London School of Economics and Political Science, and a Professor at the University of Athens with extensive experience in academia, policy relevant research and real-life exposure to investment decisions, innovation dynamics and financial markets as a former European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Board Member. During his fellowship at LSE, Prof Bartzokas is working on three projects: (a) The political economy of macroeconomic adjustment (the case of Greece), (b) Regional economic corridors in South East Europe and (c) Financial Innovation and Multilateral Development Banks.
Vassilis Monastiriotis is the Hellenic Observatory Centre Director, Eleftherios Venizelos Chair of Contemporary Greek Studies and Professor in Political Economy.
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