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Greece reignites energy alliance talks with Israel and Cyprus amid US interest
PoliticsForeign Policyof President Trump, diplomatic sources acknowledge. Libya One country that is at the centre of interest for both Athens and Washington is Libya. The US is already including the North African country in a 4+1..., Turkey and Libya, aiming at resolving maritime disputes and, more specifically, the delimitation
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Greek gg primary cash surplus at 2.2 bln in 2014, arrears down to 3.75 bln
EconomyMacroeconomyThe Greek general government (gg) primary cash balance showed a surplus of 2.18 billion euros in 2014 from deficit of 884 million in 2013, according to the gg bulletin published by the Ministry of Finance (MoF) on Friday. However, the end-year figure of 2.18 billion euros was 1.5 billion lower than
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Higher education in Greece needs radical overhaul to create labour-relevant workforce, study says
Societysector was 884 euros in 2016 compared to 1,054 euros in 2008. In the public sector, despite falling
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NBG 2024 profits at 1.16 bln, commision income up 12 pct at 427 mln
EconomyBankingIncome (PPI) stood at 1.9 billion, up by 5 percent annually. Operating expenses in 2024 were 884 million
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In autumn forecasts, EC sticks by GDP estimates but expects lower unemployment
Economyprevious estimate that economic activity will start picking up from the second half of this year.... However, EC updated its estimates on the GDP components and is now expecting private consumption to drop... estimates involve persistence of the strong revenue collection as well as revenue administration
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Greek Salad (made in Italy)
Agora. The radical Five Star Movement came first with 32 percent of the vote and Lega, a right wing... of Five Star and Lega can produce a viable government majority without a repeat election (something no-one... Di Maio and Matteo Salvini, leaders of Five Star and Lega respectively, will endure, because
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Tsipras targets pensioners with final pledge as Mitsotakis woos undecided voters
PoliticsGreek Politicsof retirees so that they receive their money this Friday. In an interview with Star TV, Tsipras suggested..., followed by Golden Dawn on 6.5 points and the Communist Party (KKE) on 5.5. Pulse estimates..., Pulse estimates that the maximum difference between the two parties could be 13.1 percentage
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IMF revises fiscal estimates upward, sees debt ratio at 162.8 pct in 2022
EconomyMacroeconomyupped its primary surplus estimate for 2016 to 3.3 percent of GDP, from 0.1 percent in its previous... Fiscal Monitor, which provided its updated fiscal estimates. Unlike the downward revision of its..., the Fund estimates a lower primary surplus of 1.5 percent of GDP from 2019 onwards. This means that IMF
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Proposed VAT overhaul a stepping stone towards agreement with lenders?
EconomyProgrammeYiannis Varoufakis. Varoufakis made the comments during a wide-ranging interview with Star TV on Monday... level of 23 percent to 15-18 percent. Multiple benefits? Varoufakis did not indicate the estimated... to tackle VAT evasion, which is estimated at around 9.5 billion euros a year. This is an extremely high
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Q1 GDP contracts 0.4 pct QoQ and 1.3 pct YoY, broadly in line with estimates
EconomyMacroeconomyprevious estimate for a GDP contraction of 0.7 percent expected in early February. In specific, EC... 2015, the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) flash estimates displayed on Friday. The headline... is the highest negative reading since Q4 2014. ELSTAT said flash estimates are expected to be revised upon
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