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Q2 GDP contraction at 0.3 pct, strong Q3 needed to achieve target of annual growth
EconomyMacroeconomyprices fell 2.2 percent in H1, while the respective figure in real terms rose by 1.1 percent... (Q2) of 2014 from -1.1 percent in Q1, according to the provisional data published by the Hellenic... period. Total imports increased at an accelerating pace by 4.6 percent in Q2 from 2.2 percent in Q1
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Greek trade deficit widens by 29.4 pct in July as import rate soars
EconomyMacroeconomylast year. The evolution in July reflects a slight drop in exports by 1.1 percent and an increase... by a modest 1.1 percent, while the respective figure from non-EU countries grew by 19.6 percent... rate stems from a drop in exports by 4 percent and a rise in imports by 2.2 percent. The absolute
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Economic sentiment and consumer confidence improve in April
EconomyMacroeconomyby 2.2 points in April after falling by 1.1 points in the previous month and stood at -72.2. This marked..., this indicator has risen by 12.1 points. The industry confidence indicator rose by 1.1 points in April after... (+4.2 points), the industry confidence indicator (+2.2 points) and consumer confidence (+1.5 points
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Newsletter 135 - 13/10/2017
this week - that there will be an overall deficit of -1.7 percent of GDP this year and -1.1 percent... of GDP this year and 2.2 percent in 2018, hitting the programme target of 3.5 percent of GDP in 2019... that although the IMF believes the primary surplus will reach 2.2 percent of GDP in 2018
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GDP falls by 0.7 pct QoQ in Q4 and increases by 1.9 pct in 2019
EconomyMacroeconomyon a YoY basis. On an annual basis, for 2019 final consumption expenditure rose by 1.1 percent. Private... decreased by 5 percent. Compared to Q4 2018, exports of goods decreased by 1.1 percent, and exports.... The latest EC winter forecast showed that GDP was expected to grow by 2.2 percent in 2019, revised upward
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Worrying Covid data forces ND to take tough policy decisions
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe case for getting the jab. As of Sunday, 62 pct of the general population had received at least one jab. More than a third of the people getting vaccinated over the last few days have been citizens..., the government has only forced health workers to get the jab in order to continue working
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Govt targets unvaccinated with new Covid restrictions, drawing more claims of muddled approach
PoliticsGreek Politicsused by government officials with regard to Greeks who have yet to get the jab has started... getting the jab, as well as treading too softly with regards to the Church of Greece, especially... at all of getting the jab. However, 14 pct of the remaining portion of unvaccinated respondents said
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Athens buoyed by EU, US support over maritime spat with Turkey
PoliticsForeign Policyon the Turkey–Libya maritime border deal. A common statement adopted by the EU leaders during... on Thursday decided to appoint a special envoy to Libya. This will be Ambassador Christodoulos Lazaris. His mission will be to maintain contact with all sides in Libya in order to closely monitor developments
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After signing EastMed pipeline pact, Athens aims to tackle Turkey challenge
PoliticsForeign Policymemoranda with the Tripoli-based government in Libya. Officials in Athens stress, however... following Turkey's intervention in Libya, the message to Ankara in the joint statement they issued... in Libya presents a dangerous threat to wider regional stability.” The statement also noted
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Quiet summer in Greek-Turkish relations not seen lasting
PoliticsForeign Policy, in the upcoming EU Summit. Libya Libya is another issue that is of major concern to Greek diplomats. Libya’s Prime.... Even though the meeting focused more on Turkey’s economic “return” to Libya for the country’s... from the international community. The political situation in Libya will remain fluid and it is quite
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