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Budget primary surplus confirmed at 2.05 bln in July on lower PIB expenditure
EconomyMacroeconomy. Despite coming to a deficit, the balance beat its target by just over 1 billion euros. On a monthly..., above target by 188 million euros. Tax refunds rose by just under 1 percent to 2.33 billion, below..., while VAT revenues also rose by 1 percent to 9.12 billion. On a monthly basis, indirect taxes rose
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Newsletter 211 -21/06/2019
a chance to debate such policies with his rivals on July 1 as a cross-party committee agreed.... There is no obvious reason to believe that the July 1 discussion will be any different. New Democracy’s emphasis... of last year, from 17 percent in 2017, the Common Equity Tier 1 ratio was 15.3 percent in 2018, from 17
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Newsletter 217 -02/08/2019
for those on lower incomes and the middle class.” He said that those owning properties worth more than 1... from 5 percent to 3 percent. Furthermore, businesses that owe up to 1 million euros (the original debt... issue 26-week T-bills just short of 1 percent with the eight issues of this duration over the year
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Lockdown reduced spread of Covid-19 by 80 pct, research indicates
Society. The R number is considered important by epidemiologists because once the number rises above 1, it is considered that there is a risk of an epidemic. When the R number remains under 1, the risk... estimated that the impact of the lockdown was so extensive that it would have reduced the R number to 1
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Public sector capital stock in Greece and the Euro-19
Agorain fixed capital stock is important for the wellbeing of all citizens. Figure 1 below shows two lines... spending in the economy as a whole.[1] Benchmarking. Similar calculations of the size of a public sector... to Debt Sustainability" published in 2020. Jens Bastian is senior policy advisor at ELIAMEP. [1
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One unicorn does not a Silicon Valley make: positive news on startup front also highlights limitations
EconomyFeaturesvalued at over 1 billion USD. Marathon VC, which has been tracking investments in Greek startups reported that the sector received record funding in 2021, approaching a total 1 billion USD. The news has... exceeded 1 million euros. Funding Funding, as one would expect to a degree, is also unequally
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Newsletter 364 - 23/12/2022
SYRIZA by almost 2:1. The findings suggest that despite the derision heaped on the support measures... in its latest report a “soft landing”, with the growth rate somewhere between 1 and 1.5 pct, from... sees growth even lower to 1 pct, while inflation is also seen persisting into 2023 at 6 pct. In its
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Macroeconomic fundamentals for Greece
Agora(2020-2029)? Demographics. To answer this question, let us start with Figure 1. Data are from the UN’s most... of the 2020s (Table 1). Until around 2025, the cyclical recovery is overriding the demographic anchor... that is consistent with this debt commitment amounts to maximum 1.5 percent of GDP.[1] Greece receives a large
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Where is Greek growth coming from?
Agorathree stages for the Greek economy. 1) The collapse of activity between early-2009 and mid-2013..., which drives aggregate demand.[1] Aggregate supply can be captured by two numbers: how many new workers... of qualified labor already, and demographics are adverse). If employment can grow by another 1
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Central government debt rises to 403.2 bln in Q2, cash reserves near 42 bln
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s central government debt recorded a rise of roughly 1 billion euros to 403.2 billion euros... (over 5 years) debt made up 73.4 percent of the total, while short-term (up to 1 year) and medium-term (1 to 5 years) debt accounted for 16.5 percent and 10.1 percent respectively. Greece’s cash
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