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Energy bill also unveiled as legislative activity intensifies
PoliticsGreek Politicswill boost the strong support it has already received for its tax reductions, has so far received a mixed..., from having the upper hand. The GENOP union at PPC has notoriously been militant in its resistance
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PM aims to maintain pace of economic reforms as public worries about migration
PoliticsGreek Politicswere unconstitutional, but the opposition’s appeals were rejected. SYRIZA, as well as the GENOP union representing PPC workers, has strong objections to the change in hiring rules at the power company
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Athens wary as exploratory talks with Turkey approach
PoliticsForeign Policyin the Turkish-occupied part of Cyprus appeared to limit opportunities further. Tatar is a strong supporter.... Otherwise, we need to proceed with the logic of Europe as a fortress. This would not be pleasant
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Polls provide PM with some comfort, spell out size of task for opposition
PoliticsGreek Politicsto be quite strong backing for the idea of an alliance between the progressive parties in Greece... leader Alexis Tsipras on 15.5 pct. These numbers will make pleasant reading in the PM’s office
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PMI rises to 54.7 in March as first quarter comes to strong end
EconomyMacroeconomyover the 50-mark threshold for close to two years. The latest reading marks a strong close... of growth for Greek manufacturers since October 2001. Strong output was a leading contributor to the rise... orders slowed compared to February, but remained strong. This growth was linked to greater advertising
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Greek pensions laid bare
Agorapensions amounts to 884 euros. Note, though, that for around 45 percent of pensioners their monthly... and they receive on average monthly pensions of 771 euros. This is below the overall average of 884 euros since
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Car sales still going strong in 2014; up by 33.7 pct in October
EconomyMacroeconomyin October from 7,730 in September and 6,850 in October 2013. Following another strong reading... (+29.6 percent) in line with the total headline figure. All indications point to a strong double-digit... in 2014 is mainly attributed to strong tourism, which led to larger rent-a-car fleets, as well
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Strong resistance within SYRIZA leaves Tsipras with tough juggling act
PoliticsGreek Politicsa strong presence on the 11-member political secretariat. Six of the seats went to the members from... is that his government and its agreement with Greece's creditors still have strong public backing... the elections, he may create a strong enough platform to fend of the dissenters within his party. Even
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Budget primary surplus to Sept reaches 5.45 bln on strong revenue performance
EconomyMacroeconomya strong underspend (by 1.91 billion) coupled with a revenue outperformance of 1.54 billion. The Public... of the personal income tax. As we have previously noted, the strong revenue collection could... the release of final budget execution bulletin due after October 20. Following the strong performance
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Greek stocks end week flat as Friday’s strong rebound erased earlier losses
Economy. However, investors’ concerns seemed to be alleviated on Friday, leading to a strong rebound of 4.2... over the last the last four weeks, mostly reflecting the strong rebound in the previous week. Banks... losses stood at 1.3 percent, slightly trimming the strong gains posted in the past four weeks to 11.8
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