Search
-
ELSTAT revises 2015 primary surplus downward to 0.15 pct of GDP, slightly ups debt
EconomyMacroeconomymillion lower than the April figure of 1.1 billion (0.63 percent of GDP). According to ELSTAT... lower than the April estimate. Even after the downward revision by almost 0.5 percentage points... stands at 311.67 billion, 221 million higher than the April estimate, and corresponds to 177.4
1% -
Countering a regressive and illiberal Europe
Agorais at stake is much more than the EU itself: it is the danger of a regressive and illiberal Europe – a Europe... and challenge more than ‘just’ the European Union. If polarisation cannot be halted and the insecurities... than the disintegration of an international institution. At the end of day, it is not about the EU
1% -
Grappling with Europe's polycrisis
Agorain the legislative process, the adoption of majority, rather than unanimous, voting and for a greater... in the arm it desperately needs. One senses that what is required now more than anything else is political... of the EU’s current failures rather than the Union itself. He cites a lack of cooperation between
1% -
World Bank sets out savings Greece can make from streamlining welfare benefits
EconomyProgramme-out. The report highlights that although Greece spends more on social protection than the EU average... of the population receiving either zero or very insufficient transfers. The World Bank examined more than...) in 2015. The breakdown shows almost half (more than 800 million) relate to family and child benefits
1% -
Revenues beat target for second straight month in Oct with 739 mln over-performance
EconomyMacroeconomyfigure at 268 million, 96 million lower than the target, while the 10-month figure fell short... better than the target. The revenue over-performance in October supports the government’s key counter... chiefs, Finance Ministry sources noted that the higher than targeted revenues not only guarantee
1% -
Tsipras freshens up cabinet, looking for balance with party and lenders
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe government, with another 11 leaving office. The cabinet is also slightly larger than the last one, which had..., Nikos Fylis, who refused any other position than Education Minister, which he had held since September... ministries involved seem an attempt to get the talks over the line rather than to hamper them. None
1% -
Fiscal Council optimistic on 2016 target, sees next year’s goals as feasible
EconomyMacroeconomylower than last year. This corresponds to a drop in revenues of more than 7.8 percent in Q4 compared... Council notes that consensus estimates point to GDP rebound of more than 2 percent compared to the Finance
1% -
What could Trump's victory mean for Greece?
AgoraKoumoutsakos said the wise thing would be to wait to see Trump’s policies rather than react to his..., with a sense of abandon rather than fear, “if it can happen in America, then why not here... the threat posed by those who challenged the status quo rather than making the effort to tackle
1% -
Newsletter 96 - 18/11/2016
for Greece and a relaxation of austerity would have any greater impact than boosting morale in the Greek... on Thursday. Athens, though, did not give up its hope that it may be able to push for something more than... outperformance by more than 800 million for the second straight month. The primary surplus for the 10-month
1% -
Central government debt drops to 323.7 bln in Q3 on bond repayments
EconomyMacroeconomyand 16.67 years respectively. The debt breakdown by residual maturity revealed long-term (more than 5 years) debt made up more than 80 percent of total, while short-term (up to 1 year) and medium-term (1... than 1 billion QoQ in Q2, Greece’s cash deposits edged down to 3 billion in Q3 from 3.17 billion
1%