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Revenues at 4.77 bln in Oct, beating target for fourth straight month
Economyto the targets being beaten over the last four months, even though there is a steady increase in unpaid...The final budget execution to October confirmed preliminary figures, released by the Ministry of Finance (MoF) on November 13, showing revenues beating monthly targets by 763 million euros
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Second round of local elections deliver worrying results for PM, glimmer of hope for opposition
PoliticsGreek Politics. However, he was soundly beaten by Dimitris Kouretas, a candidate put forward by centre-left PASOK... leader Stefanos Kasselakis, on personal visit to the USA, suggested that his decision to back each
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Part-time work and low earnings overlie crisis-pounded labour market
SocietyThe General Confederation of Greek Labor (GSEE) has revealed that 72.8 percent of Greek workers make under 1,000 euros per month net. The statistic appeared in the GSEE’s intermediate report... and defence (1,101 euros). GSEE remarked that unemployment numbers were gradually improving, having
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Programme review talks continue, progress on tax, pensions and NPLs at a premium
EconomyProgrammeDiscussions between the mission chiefs and Greek authorities on pension reform and tax measures continued over the weekend but still left significant gaps on both fronts. Nevertheless, following a 2.5-hour meeting on Sunday afternoon, Finance Ministry s...
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Greece and Turkey go into new round of exploratory talks with trust at a premium
PoliticsForeign PolicyAfter months of bilateral tension over maritime borders and gas exploration rights, Turkish and Greek diplomats are scheduled to resume in Istanbul this Monday, January 25, the exploratory talks long-standing territorial disputes in the Aegean between t...
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Budget deficit of 6.38 bln in Aug confirmed; target beaten due to one offs
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance was confirmed at a deficit of 6.38 billion euros in the first eight months of 2021, compared with a deficit of 5.48 billion in the same period last year, the final Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution data showed on Monday....
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VAT and income taxes buoy revenue performance as primary surplus target is beaten in Sep
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance in September was confirmed at a surplus of almost 6 billion euros, compared to a surplus of 52 million euros in the same month of 2022, according to the final Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution data released on Wednesday....
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Bulgaria's Covid-19 vaccination fiasco: excessive risks, mediocre results
AgoraBiotech and India’s Bharat Biotech. A question of price While the exact prices the different vaccine
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A brief lexicon of the Cyprus issue negotiations
Agorasettlement is not to make the conflicting sides love each other and sing Kumbaya together. The aim
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New regime on electricity producers from RES/CHP stations foresees further investments in Greek energy market
Legalof differential increments and tendering (feed-in-premium). The new regime is based on the development of a new support mechanism for the operation of RES (operating aid), which provides a premium in addition... market. The incremental increase was adopted on a station category level (sliding premium
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