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Take your seats
Agoraand the reduction of the top rate of VAT from 24 to 22 percent in 2021, with the lower rate dropping 1 percentage point from 13 percent to 12. He also pledged that 1 billion euros in backpay would be handed over..., not to be used from Day 1. If Greece starts tapping it straight away, it could have serious
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Newsletter 198 -15/03/2019
on €1 bln package The Greek government failed to convince eurozone finance ministers this week to approve almost 1 billion euros worth of debt relief measures and remained locked in talks with its... first month of trading and since issuance the yield has dropped by nearly 1 percentage point, 80
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Newsletter 255 -26/06/2020
be broadened so that another 1 billion euros is returned to firms. The process of returning the tax... million for the property tax reduction and 1 billion to reduce social insurance contributions... for a primary surplus of 1 to 1.5 percent of GDP. Also, the pan-EU Recovery and Resilience Fund proposed
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Greece - On the importance of productivity growth
Agora, on average. Table 1 presents key statistics to support our bearings. The population data come from... the 1970s onwards.[1] All industrial countries show this pattern. This development is not particular... of productivity growth recovering to around 1 percent a year. We also accept this assumption for Greece. [2
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The case for a general government balance sheet
Agoraof a government impacts future generations. Figure 1 shows the summary results of a preliminary general government balance sheet for Greece and the 19 countries of the euro area (Euro-19). Subsequent tables 1 and 2 illustrate balance sheet data in more detail. Figure 1 above captures for Greece and the Euro-19
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PASOK unites forces with Greek "Olive Tree" for EP elections but will it be enough?
PoliticsGreek Politics3 percent support in national elections and 2.9 percent in European elections. Greece's other social democratic part, Democratic Left (DIMAR) scored equally poorly with 3.1 and 3 percent respectively. There should be no mistaking the fact that these figures, right on the 3 percent threshold
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National Bank starts 2014 posting net profit of 181 mln in Q1
EconomyBankingby a modest 3 percent year on year (YoY). The latter mainly reflects a boost in trading income to 44... income (NII), the group figure fell 3 percent YoY and QoQ to 751 million, dragged by Finansbank’s weaker..., after a 3 bps hike in Q4. Gross loans slightly rose by 0.4 percent QoQ to 70.4 billion, while deposits
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The bad hand being dealt to Greece's next government
Agorato 3 billion more, according to reports. Revenues sinking Meanwhile, tax revenues plummeted by 17.7.... This left Greece’s primary surplus for the year 3 billion euros short of the target, meaning the new... an impact on deposits, with some 3 billion euros flowing out of Greek banks in December
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Newsletter 12 - 23/01/2015
to watch, which will be the level of support that goes to parties which do not pass the 3 percent... to 3 percentage points was considered manageable for Samaras but a bigger loss may prompt rivals... done in the past (in the second half of 2012). At the same time, the state has to roll over 3
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Where next for Greece's troubled privatisation programme under SYRIZA?
Economyto almost 3 billion and mainly relate to projects completed by the end of 2013. For most of 2014... by the Technical Chamber of Greece showing that the site of the old Athens airport is worth 3 billion euros, more than 3 times higher than the accepted financial offer of the sole bidder. Another
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