Christine Lagarde

There are two sides of the same coin, and the choice of the “iron lady” of Frankfurt to hike the interest rates will have a series of repercussions on daily life.

'According to the International Energy Agency, more than half of the additional emissions reductions required to meet the Paris Agreement aims could be gained at no extra cost to electricity customers.

There are now better prospects of lowering Greece's primary surpus targets and incoming ECB chief Christine Lagarde has spoken of something between 1.5% and 2%.

The government must act poste haste and implement all the reforms that are required in order to shield an economy that is hanging by a thread.