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Newsletter 168 -29/06/2018
danger of it collapsing. From London, where he was hoping the focus would be on his meetings.... 2 May budget primary surplus at 1.53 bln Confirmed figure beats the target by 1.35 bln The budget..., the Finance Ministry (MoF) final budget execution bulletin for May showed this way. Last year’s figure
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Budget primary surplus at 3.16 bln in December, missing target for full year by 443 mln
EconomyMacroeconomybillion euros and was below target by 611 million. Net revenues came to 50.96 billion euros, under... expenditure came to 44.20 billion, below target by 611 million euros. Interest payments declined YoY
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Newsletter 170 -13/07/2018
elections, which the government may be lining up for May 2019. The chances of general elections being... in May. This would mean the first round of the municipal and regional vote coinciding with the European Parliament ballot, which is due to take place on Sunday, May 26. A second round of local voting
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Unemployment drops to 15.9 pct in May, inactive figure also eases to 3.23 mln
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s seasonally adjusted (SA) unemployment rate dropped to 15.9 percent in May, from a revised... on Tuesday. The unemployment rate in May last year was 16.8 percent. This May, employment increased... by roughly 140,000 people. Total employment in May was close to 3.9 million people. ELSTAT explains
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Record travel receipts and narrower trade deficit reflected in current account up to May
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s current account deficit narrowed in May to 960.2 million euros, from 1.39 billion euros in the previous month, Bank of Greece (BoG) data released on Tuesday showed. In May 2025, the balance... came to 2.11 billion euros in May, from 2.36 billion euros in the same month last year. Total imports
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PM presents roadmap for relaxing lockdown, highlights political messages from handling of Covid-19
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the parameters of the new rules that will be in place from May 4, explaining to Greeks the need for caution... few weeks and will now become “We stay safe.” Mitsotakis’s speech was followed by announcements... to travel outside of their region before May 18. Deputy Minister to the Prime Minister, Akis Skertos
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Between the sword and the olive branch: Dilemmas of Greek diplomacy
AgoraGreece's new Defence Minister Nikos Dendias as he was sworn in on Monday. The danger is, though.... There is a danger that the discovery of hydrocarbons off Cyprus, which was seen by many as a potentially binding factor for the two sides, may end up driving them further apart. Nicosia is committed to sharing
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Newsletter 27 - 22/05/2015
, the higher haircut may be accompanied by a widening of the collateral eligibility criteria. In such a case... decline. 2 Cyprus decouples from Greece Minimising danger of contagion must now be a scenario..., deposit flow dynamics and nonperforming loan formation. Minimising any danger of contagion must now
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Possibility of snap elections after third bailout agreed is firmly on Tsipras's agenda
PoliticsGreek Politicsbailout, when there will be a danger of the government failing to secure even 120 votes from its MPs... that those in favour of returning to the drachma would put Greece in danger. When questioned about... against early elections due to fears that they may favour Tsipras. New Democracy, To Potami and PASOK
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Tsipras turns attention to nervy party ahead of new measures
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe government that there is no danger of further defections despite the challenging measures the coalition... the idea that the coalition’s slim majority is in danger of disappearing completely. These kind... may also try to dangle the carrot of debt relief again. The issue had largely disappeared from
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