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Final act in ERT closure carries significant risk for coalition
PoliticsGreek Politics. #ERT http://t.co/QHoSB72hbX — Thalion (@Thalion_1) November 7, 2013 Government communications... Safioleas (@stratosathens) November 7, 2013 Nevertheless, the government has banked on the fact
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October revenues reverse earlier shortfall, annual primary surplus in sight
Economy. According to the 2014 draft budget tabled in Parliament on October 7 [Link to 2014 draft budget post on Oct 7], Greece estimates a small gg primary surplus of 344 million (0.2 percent of GDP) in 2013, which
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Despite pledges, Greeks uncertain and feel recovery will take years
Societytroubles will soon come to an end. According to the Public Issue poll, just 7 percent of Greeks... percent are disappointed, 13 percent are stressed, 10 percent feel ashamed, 7 percent are saddened
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Eurostat 2012 figures raise questions about Greece's tax policy
Economyby almost 7 pps in 2012 to 38 percent in line with the eurozone average of 38.5 percent. On the flipside... revenue-to-GDP ratio fell short by almost 7 pps. Given the in-line implicit labour tax rate
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Greek unemployment rate hovers at 27 pct in June
EconomyMacroeconomysince October 2013. Unemployment among females remains more than 7 percentage points (pp) higher than that of men, at 31.1 and 23.8 percent respectively. Despite a fall of almost 7 pp, youth
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Greece continues to edge up in "ease of doing business" rankings despite persistent problems
Economyhighlights that Greece retains one of the highest numbers of limitations (7) to freedom of contracts...), 2 places in efficiency enhancers (65th) and 7 places in innovation and sophistication (74th).
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Greek unemployment falls for seventh straight month, down to 25.7 pct
EconomyMacroeconomypercent, which is almost 7 percentage points (pp) above that of males (22.8 percent). Although..., implying a drop by more than 7 pp YoY. However, it remains at extremely high levels, almost double
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Bookies' odds against SYRIZA emerging with majority from Sunday's elections
PoliticsGreek Politicsin Parliament, which are seen by bookies at 6 or 7 with a marginal deviation among the two options. In particular, odds for 6 or 7 parties stand at 2 and 2.10 respectively, while those for 8 or more
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General gov't primary surplus shrinks to 419 mln in January
EconomyMacroeconomy) showed a marginal decline month on month (MoM) by 7 million or 0.2 percent. This follows... rose further by 13.5 billion MoM to 73.68 billion in January after increasing by 7 billion MoM to 60.1
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Greek trade deficit plunges by 24.2 pct in May
EconomyMacroeconomy, the trend is completely reversed with trade deficit up by 7 percent, reflecting an increase in both... by 12.6 and 2.9 percent respectively, resulting in a slower drop of trade deficit by 7 percent
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