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Cost of Greek corporate loans rises in April, remains well above euro average
EconomyMacroeconomy. This sector is the only showing a marginal growth (at 0.8 percent in April) yet the net flow is extremely
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Greece gets new finance minister but old guard dominates cabinet reshuffle
PoliticsGreek Politicstranche of 1 billion euros as it has not yet completed its “prior actions.” Beyond the Finance Ministry
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Greece's new finance minister lines up for a marathon (and several short sprints)
PoliticsGreek Politicsunlikely to be in a position to claim its next bailout tranche of 1 billion euros as it has not yet
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Alpha Bank acquires Citigroup's retail banking unit in Greece
EconomyBankingexercise date of warrants. Although official results have not been announced yet, local media indicate
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European Commission paper highlights challenges for Greek exports
EconomyThe European Commission (EC) published an economic paper titled “The puzzle of the missing Greek exports” showing that Greece’s export performance is dramatically lagging behind, yet its export potential could be enormous. Greece has a track record of protracted trade deficits and low openness
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Greek PMI falls to 49.4 in June, lowest since November 2013
EconomyMacroeconomy. Nevertheless, new export orders rose modestly, yet at the fastest pace since August 2011. Although
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Young Greeks more likely to swap items and buy second hand
Society, electrical goods and furniture has yet to take off. Just 14 percent of respondents said they had “probably
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Greek jobless rate remains stuck at 27.3 pct for third month
Economyabove the 30-percent mark for the second year in a row, yet it eased to 30.7 percent in April from
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Greek primary budget surplus reaches 712 mln in first half of 2014
Economyon month for the second consecutive month, yet the 6-month figure dropped 10.1 percent to 3.13
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Recovery of farming subsidies threatens to widen Greek fiscal gap
Economythat were paid out to olive oil farmers and others since 2003. It is not yet clear whether recovering
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