Macroeconomy
Greek travel receipts rise 9.1 pct in January as surplus doubles
Greece's travel receipts rose by 9.1 percent in January, after a modest increase of 1 percent in December, according to the Bank of Greece (BoG).
Drop in industrial turnover continues in January, at faster pace of 16 pct
The Turnover Index in Industry fell for the third successive month in January, at an accelerating pace of 16 percent from 7.7 percent in December, according to the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT).
Greek current account deficit widens to 847 mln in Jan as exports fall further
Greece's current account (C/A) deficit widened to 847 million euros in January 2015, more than 2.5 times higher than the previous year, according to the Bank of Greece (BoG).
Greek gov't tables draft law on installments for unpaid taxes: Here's what's in it
The Finance Ministry (MoF) tabled in Parliament on Wednesday evening the draft bill for the “rebooting of the economy”, which mainly includes the government’s intervention for the settlement of tax and social security contribution (SSC) arrears.
Greek central gov’t cash surplus shrinks 70 pct to 503 mln by February
Greece’s central government primary cash balance showed a surplus of 503 million in the first two months of 2015 down by 70 percent on last year’s figure of 1.68 billion, according to the Bank of Greece (BoG).
Turnover in services sector shows improvement in Q4 2014
Following a worsening in the prior three quarters, the evolution of the turnover indices for the services sector showed a marked improvement in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2014.
Greek banks' Eurosystem funding at 13-month high of 104.2 bln in Feb as ELA rises
As expected, Greek banks’ Eurosystem funding climbed by another 16.77 billion euros month on month (MoM) to 104.25 billion at the end of February from 87.48 billion in January, according to the Bank of Greece's (BoG) monthly financial statement published on Thursday.
Building activity declines at slower rate of 6.4 pct in Dec
The rate of decline in the number of building permits issued slowed to 6.4 percent in December from 30.9 percent in November, according to the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT).
Industrial production index inches upward in Jan following largely negative trend
The Greek Industrial Production Index (IPI) marginally rose by 0.1 percent in January after a downward revised 3.2 percent drop in December, according to the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT).
Unemployment rate edges up to 26.1 pct in Q4 2014
After easing in the prior two quarters, the non-seasonally-adjusted unemployment rose to 26.1 percent in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2014 from 25.5 percent in Q3, according to the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT).