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Industrial turnover posts slowest growth in 2 years, up 1.5 pct in March
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s industrial turnover remained in growth territory in March, slowing down considerably to 1.5 percent year-on-year (YoY), February, from 6.7 percent in February, according to data released by the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) on Thursda...
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Corporate, income taxes and VAT propel tax outperformance in July above 2 bln
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance was confirmed at a surplus of 5.67 billion euros in July, compared to a surplus of 3.56 billion euros in the same month a year earlier, according to the final Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution data released on Monday. Up...
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Wages index rises by 8 pct YoY in Q2, taking growth to more than 2 years
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s seasonally adjusted (SA) Wages Index maintained a solid growth trend in Q2, rising by 8 percent year-on-year (YoY), from 7.4 percent growth in the first quarter of 2024, Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) figures showed on Thursday. The wa...
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Budget comfortably beats target up to Aug thanks to 2 bln excess taxes, 3.6 bln underspend
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance was confirmed at a surplus of 7.57 billion euros in August, compared to a surplus of 5.6 billion euros in the same period a year earlier, according to the final Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution data released on Wednesda...
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Deposits rise by 2 bln in Aug, reaching new recent high of 205.4 bln
EconomyMacroeconomyThe Greek banking system’s private sector deposits rose in August, with a net increase of 2.05 billion euros, after a drop of 1.15 billion euros in July, according to the latest Bank of Greece (BoG) figures released on Thursday. The annual growth in Jul...
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House of cards (The rise and fall of Akis Tsochatzopoulos)
Agoraexclusive road. But a symbol of ancient democracy and a product of modern political corruption... Greece became an unintended monument to the modern era of post-dictatorship Greek politics when theft
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Mapping the views of the Greeks
Societythe majority of those in the pro- and anti-European camps believe Greece is a modern country that stands out for its culture and has much to offer the modern world. Indeed, most Greeks believe Greece
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The flag of permanent defeat
Agorathis dismal period in its modern history. From education to institutions and from innovation to investment... of sync with the job market, into the modern era was missed. In fact, critics argue that the reforms
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As part of search for culprits in Boutaris attack, parties should look at themselves
Agoraas modern-day “tyrants” threatening to destabilise Greece. Samaras, now a backbench MP, and others within... to promote itself as a modern, European centre-right force. During last Friday’s debate on the Novartis
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The benefits of being Greek
Agoraof xenophobia. This is the rhetoric of the fringes of the right, which every modern, European-looking party... would like to know whether New Democracy is a modern European party of reform, or whether
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