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SYRIZA goes on offensive over Covid-19 and economic reforms, but internal rifts persist
PoliticsGreek PoliticsTurkey is behaving provocatively, again referring to Ankara’s manipulation of migrants earlier
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PMI edges up to 49.4 points in August, employment rises
EconomyMacroeconomyoverall. The rate of input price inflation picked up to a seven-month high. Input buying fell again
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Newsletter 262 -04/09/2020
spending, expenditure on defence stood at 5.9 pct in 2008, falling to 4.3 pct in 2018. Again
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Banks remain largely profitable in Q2, with focus on NPL reductions
EconomyBankingpercent year-on-year. The banks are keen to get e-auctions moving again, along with other measures
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Defence spending, economic support plans dominate PM's policy speech
PoliticsGreek Politicsat a time when there is uncertainty in the labour market and the unemployment rate is climbing again
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VAT gap of 30.1 pct in 2018 keeps Greece among worst performers in EU
EconomyFeaturespercent in 2017 and dropped again to its current level of 30.1 percent in 2018. Compared to 2017, VAT
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PBO highlights pandemic impact on economy, sees 2020 recession of 8.5 to 9.4 pct
EconomyMacroeconomyseems to be surging again since August, increasing uncertainty and reducing optimism. As expected
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Newsletter 266 -18/09/2020
PM urges Covid-19 caution Mitsotakis addresses public over virus, hopes for calm with Turkey as talks resume Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis took to centre stage again on Thursday to warn Greeks to take more care in preventing the coronavirus from spreading further as the growing threat from
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High hopes for Pompeo visit as new row brews over media handouts
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAll eyes are on the visit of Mike Pompeo to Thessaloniki on Monday – the first time a US Secretary of State has visited northern Greece. Pompeo’s trip comes amid efforts to ease tension between Greece and Turkey and to get the two sides around the negotiating table again. The US official, who
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Covid-19 poses health and education challenges, damaging ND popularity
PoliticsGreek Politics, 61 people tested positive. SYRIZA’s political council again accused the government of failing to take
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