Capitalism

Populism as a check for democracy but not for climate

The Athens Democracy Forum made me understand that populism has a positive side that acts as a warning bell for democracy from turning overly elitist. However, I also came to see that populism has contributed to the extreme polarization of society in several countries and has negatively impacted climate politics.

A new path for a new era

Political leaders keep serving up a menu of sometimes exotic, but usually similar versions of popular choice. Then they find they can't deliver on voters' desires and democracy looks like it's not working. So often the heart of the issue is economic. It is in the fact that too many people in too many countries do not like what they get from democracy's dividend.

Foreign investors keep upper hand at bourse

Foreign investors accounted for more than half of total trading activity on Greece's stock market last year, executives at stock and futures operator Hellenic Exchanges said on Wednesday.

Greek equities fell 23.6 percent in 2018, a tough year in which banks took a beating. But mid-cap shares bucked the downtrend for a second straight year.

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