Search
-
IMF downgrades Greek GDP and unemployment forecasts
EconomyMacroeconomyto grow at a slower pace of 2.2 percent in 2017 compared to its initial forecast of 2.8 percent... year on year compared to IMF’s estimate for a growth of 0.7 percent. The European Commission (EC... of Greece (BoG) has a slightly lower estimate of 2.5 percent, while the OECD foresees a much slower growth
24% -
Mitsotakis defends his record against backdrop of tough migration package
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPlevris, was refused entry to eastern Libya for negotiations. The measures include a three-month... Mitsotakis of resorting to anti-migration policies to deflect from the failure of foreign policy in Libya... migration flows did not meet the high bar set in international law for the suspension of human rights
24% -
Newsletter 76 - 03/06/2016
inflows of 55 million in March. The breakdown showed households posted inflows of 777 million in April... provisional estimates, which showed GDP contracted 0.5 percent quarter on quarter (QoQ) and 1.4 percent year... outlook published on Wednesday, the OECD’s latest estimates on Greece point to a marginal contraction
24% -
Govt tables 2018-21 MTFS containing 4.5 bln in measures, sees growth rising from 1.8 pct this year
EconomyProgrammeMinistry (MoF) downward revised its previous GDP growth estimate for 2017 from 2.7 percent to 1.8 percent, lower than the recent IMF and European Commission (EC) forecasts of 2.2 and 2.1 percent... seen up by 2.6 percent but slowing thereafter to 2.3 percent in 2020 and to 2.2 percent in 2021
23% -
December retail sales seen down 2.5 pct amid tax onrush
EconomyMacroeconomypercent respectively in private consumption. The OECD estimate is less optimistic as it forecasts... in the excise tax on fuel (440 million) and tobacco products (142 million) and an increase... to the corresponding period last year, according to the preliminary estimates of the Hellenic Confederation
23% -
What next for Cyprus gas after the Exxon find?
Agorarepresent an in-place natural gas resource of approximately 5 trillion to 8 trillion cubic feet (142 billion... option as well as the cut for Exxon, I estimate that the value to the Republic of Cyprus might...: Is it a massive find? A: No. It is a medium-sized find. At an estimated 5-8 trillion cubic feet
23% -
Newsletter 61 - 05/02/2016
by underestimating its economic and fiscal implications. However, the human suffering involved for those... 2.2 million Syrian refugees have fled to its regions along the border. The approximation of costs..., the commission aligned its GDP growth estimates with the government forecasts, which call for zero
23% -
Greek, Turkish FMs keep ties on even keel as OSCE cooperation pays off
PoliticsForeign Policyand Human Rights (ODIHR). “The distinguished jurist Maria Telalian, who has served for many years... of Director of the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR),” the Greek Foreign... Turkey submitted at the international organisation the so-called Turkey-Libya Memorandum (2019
22% -
GDP falls by 0.7 pct QoQ in Q4 and increases by 1.9 pct in 2019
EconomyMacroeconomyexpenditure rose by 0.1 percent. ELSTAT also released a first estimate of the overall GDP figure for 2019... just short of the Ministry of Finance’s (MoF) final budget estimate of a 2 percent rise for 2019. This is subject to revision in the second GDP estimate which ELSTAT will release later in the year
22% -
Search for solutions, not scapegoats in EU's refugee crisis
Agorathat human decency demands of an enlightened Europe. The other point concerns what more Greece can do once... after repeated calls for assistance from Athens. A sign that the process is now more robust... that take the risk anyway. So far, the EU’s efforts to get Turkey to tackle human traffickers has
22%