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Trade balance worsens as Aug produces 43.3 pct deficit on back of pick-up in non-EU activity
EconomyMacroeconomyof oil products and the value of ships, imports rose by 27.5 percent, while exports increased by 23.6 percent. Excluding the value of oil products and ships, the trade deficit rose by 32.3 percent
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Restrictive leaders' debate produces little to move election needle
PoliticsGreek PoliticsWednesday night’s leaders’ debate did not seem to produce any surprises of the kind that could greatly affect the outcome of the May 21 elections, which New Democracy is on course to win, according to all opinion polls. The restrictive format of the televised debate, which involved the leaders
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EU prosecutor challenges government’s narrative on corruption
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat more resources would be provided. Her remarks also touched on deeper structural issues. She... criticism and snide remarks from some government MPs and ministers. It was a pointed institutional... of his new party. His remarks, combined with the organisational activity around him, offered
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Revenues at 4.77 bln in Oct, beating target for fourth straight month
Economyestimates a gg primary surplus of 812 million (0.4 percent of GDP) in 2013, higher than the initially..., Greece produced a primary deficit at 42 million euros in October from 229 million in September... Greece will produce a primary surplus in 2013 for the first time since 2002. Despite the positive fiscal
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Rival parties interpret Novartis settlement differently, serving own ends
PoliticsGreek Politicsstatement, the opposition party noted that 310 mln dollars from the settlement, the overwhelming... that were primarily designed to promote sales of Novartis products in Greece, resulting in improper... and products related to studies the company ran, according to SCE documents. The reality
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Greece and the euro: The flight of Icarus
Agora($310 billion) from its bailout is going towards repaying existing debt means the amount Greece owes... their products and know-how is developing. Ultimately, it’s in the hands of this young generation
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Newsletter 22 - 03/04/2015
, ahead of their recapitalisation. The remaining amount of 310 million concerns the 90 percent of HFSF.... The government expects these measures alone to produce at least some 2 billion euros of the 4.6 to 6.1 billion
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Greece's golden visa scheme brings revenues, but risks as well
EconomyFeatures3,644 Russia 429 990 Turkey 308 811 Egypt 109 265 Lebanon 109 310 Iraq 84 320 Ukraine 83 181 Syria... produce. A combination of safe haven investing and protection from political instability at home has
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Farmers threaten more action after inconclusive meeting as Karystianou courts controversy
PoliticsGreek Politicsthis as part of her party’s commitment to transparency and citizen involvement. However, the remarks were... independence from mainstream parties may appeal to disillusioned voters, but her remarks on abortion have... hit producers disproportionately, while inflation has sharpened cost-of-living pressures across
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Amid signs of split over Tempe probe, government plays down EU prosecutor’s remarks
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government attempted to put a positive spin on the pointed criticism delivered by European Chief Prosecutor Laura Kovesi during her visit to Athens but Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s administration continues to be dogged by some of the issues ...
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