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Young Greeks more likely to swap items and buy second hand
Society” bought second hand goods during the last 12 months, mostly cars, clothes and electrical items. However, 69 percent of respondents said they had donated or swapped used items during the last 12 months... percent of Greeks under the age of 34 said they had probably bought second hand items over the last 12
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Vast majority of Greeks pessimistic on prospects of recovery despite coalition efforts
Societythe economic situation in their country will improve over the next 12 months. In contrast, 53 percent... percent of Greeks believe their household’s economic situation will improve over the next 12 months... to worsen over the next 12 months. In February 2013 this figure stood at 76.4 percent but had fallen to 49.6
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Sharp rise for Greek consumer confidence in Feb, economic sentiment also up
EconomyMacroeconomyreading over the past 12 months. Similarly, services’ confidence dropped for the third month in a row by 4.6 points to 4.4, also reaching its lowest level over the last 12 months. The retail trade... lowest reading over the past 12 months.
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Parliament's budget office rings alarm bell on economic prospects
EconomyMacroeconomyto the PBO, the agreement reached in the Euro Summit on July 12 is a roadmap towards a new agreement... by the opposition parties. The July 12 agreement is characterized by an apparent intrinsic asymmetry... Directive (BRRD). From an institutional point of view, the July 12 agreement is equivalent
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As Greek leaders mull position on refugee crisis, EC sets out timetable of targets
PoliticsForeign Policythe next few months in order to comply with the Schengen area rules: 12 March 2016: Greece should... in the implementation of the Commission's recommendations of 24 February 2016. 12 April 2016: after... within days after the visit. 12 May 2016: at the latest by this date, Greece has to report
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Newsletter 69 - 08/04/2016
the institutions’ view is expected by April 12, while the IMF will draft its own document showing..., are expected to be interrupted next week due to the IMF spring meetings in Washington on April 12–17, while... non-paper indicated that a document presenting the institutions’ view is expected by April 12. years
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Greek competitiveness rank remains low as tax, bureaucracy create obstacles
EconomyFeaturesthe performance of almost 140 countries against 12 pillars of competitiveness. It assesses the factors... that the country lags behind in nearly each of the 12 pillars of competitiveness. A predictable mix... of the 12 pillars, a further breakdown of the results showed the areas in which Greece performs well
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Economic sentiment drops in March after reaching recent high, consumer confidence stable
EconomyMacroeconomy, although 1.5 points below the December 2017 reading. Over the last 12 months, ESI has improved... is one of the most improved sentiment indicators over the last 12 months, having recovered by nearly 20..., settling at 17.7, up by 8.8 points over the last 12 months. Retail trade dropped marginally by 0.6
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How Greece's electoral map changed radically over 10 years
Agoraperformance was down to the fact it drew 39 percent from PASOK, 12 percent from New Democracy and 26... another chance. 12 percent of those who left went to ND. SYRIZA lost among both male and female voters... groups, with substantial ND leads (up to 12 points) in over 55s and the 35-54 age group. The lead
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PM seeks fine balance as he prepares to unveil latest set of fiscal measures
PoliticsGreek Politicsin Thessaloniki on September 12, although the government is trying to lower expectations about what the public..., for instance, will be watching closely to see what Mitsotakis announces on September 12 and whether... of repaying them from 12 to 24 instalments with an interest of 2.5 pct. Furthermore, the authorities
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