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Govt weighs escalating impact of Ukraine war on public finances
PoliticsGreek Politics, the average price of unleaded fuel at the pump is expected to cross the threshold of 2 euros/litre. More... to 3.5 pct from the original 4.5 pct in its baseline scenario, while the adverse scenario is as low as 2... of the proposal to exempt defence spending from fiscal calculations. Such a move could shave around 2
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IMF trims 1 point off 2022 growth, makes major revision to inflation forecast
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EconomyMacroeconomydeterioration of the current account. This is largely due to the oil deficit that exceeded 2 billion euros... deficit of 1.9 pct in 2022, with surpluses increasing from 1.1 pct of GDP in 2023 to 2 pct of GDP in 2027... and a primary deficit this year of roughly 2 pct, as things stand and assuming no escalation in relations
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Newsletter 336 - 06/05/2022
that the authorities submitted to Brussels last week. The deficit will only stretch to 2 pct of GDP... above 2 pct of GDP in the two subsequent years to 2025. This leads to a consistent downward path... conditions were evident in the steeper yield that exceeded 2 pct, drawing just 1.5 billion euros from just
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Where is Odysseus? Part 4 - Unemployment and Employment
Agora, and the natural rate will be somewhat lower.[2] Similarly, the ability to tailor the work week or working... for employment will be between the low and high scenarios, as indicated in Figure 2. The calculations... of Greece” (Amazon.com 2020). [2] For instance, labor markets in the US tend to be more flexible than
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GDP up by 1.1 pct QoQ, needs 2.8 pct growth in H2 to reach annual forecast
EconomyMacroeconomyyear-on-year, while imports were up by 9.6 percent. Goods exports increased by 2 percent YoY, while... latest WEO released in April, the IMF sees growth of 2 percent in 2024. In its latest economic outlook in May, the OECD places Greek growth at 2 percent for this year.
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Central government debt rises to 403.2 bln in Q2, cash reserves near 42 bln
EconomyMacroeconomyinclude bodies of the wider public sector were 41.94 billion, up by roughly 2 billion euros... by roughly 2 billion euros. State guarantees came to 26.34 billion euros on debts and 2 billion euros
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PM finalises relief measures in ambitious but risky move to sway voters
PoliticsGreek Politicsto 2 billion euros. The interventions are due to be announced when Mitsotakis makes the keynote speech... and unspent EU recovery funds. By confining the ultimate volume of the package to 2 billion euros, around 1... now feel squeezed by inflation and stagnant real wages. By delivering 1.5–2 billion euros
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Newsletter 475 - 12/09/2025
, from 0.1 pct in the previous quarter. This slight deceleration took H1 growth to just under 2 pct... lower tax rates across the scale by 2 percentage points, the focus has been on young taxpayers, below..., offset by 4 pct drops in electricity and 2 pct in water supply.
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IMF's latest macro and fiscal estimates reflect economic stability
EconomyMacroeconomyeconomy growing by 2 pct this year and in 2026, with both estimates below the outlook the Greek... Outlook (WEO) of April that expected the economy in 2026 to grow by 1.8 pct, and 2 pct this year... by 3.1 pct this year and by 2.5 pct in 2026, moderating to 2 pct by 2030. The current account
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Government’s growth ambitions meet RRF reality
EconomyMacroeconomyby 0.6 pct quarter-on-quarter and 2 pct compared to the same period last year. Growth over the first nine months averages 2 pct, and strong private spending during the festive season will be needed... to 2 pct in 2026, or slightly below, with Capital Economics the latest to predict 1.8 pct for next year
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