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Shortcomings in healthcare seen at forefront of austerity impact in Greece
Societyusers rose from in 2009 to 484 in 2012 (figure 1) and preliminary data for 2013 suggest
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EC sticks with 0.6 pct growth for Greece in 2014 but also sees C/A deficit
Economy. On gg gross debt (as a percentage of GDP), the EC forecasts stand 1 percentage point higher than
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Another party arrives on Greece's increasingly diffuse political scene
PoliticsGreek Politicsnational elections nine parties received at least 1 percent of the vote. With 0.9 percent
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Drop in CPI eased in Feb but Greece still firmly in deflation territory
EconomyMacroeconomyrate by 10 percentage points as of August 1. Greece entered into a deflation territory (-0.2
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Unemployment closes 2013 with new high of 27.5 pct in last quarter
EconomyMacroeconomystable at 23.3 percent. In contrast, the ‘long-term’ (more than 1 year) unemployment further rose
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Industrial production up 1.1 pct in Jan, first consecutive rise since Aug 2007
EconomyMacroeconomyin electricity production, 1.6 percent in mining and quarrying and 1 percent in manufacturing
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Primary surplus at 2.1 bln in Feb, ahead of budget execution target
EconomyMacroeconomyof 788 million last year. Both figures are 1 billion above targets for the first two months of the year
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Better income account helps squeeze Greek C/A deficit in January
EconomyMacroeconomyforecasts calling for a C/A deficit of between 1 and 2 percent of GDP. The 5.9-billion-euro improvement
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Industrial production rises for three months in a row for first time since 2007
EconomyMacroeconomy, water supply production fell 1 percent. A broadly similar pattern was also evident in the figures
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IMF recognises Greek 2013 surplus, sees less burdensome financing needs
Economy. For 2016 onwards, the gg deficit is anticipated below 1 percent in each year. Unlike the fiscal
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