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BoG provides insight into Greece’s housing affordability problem
EconomyFeatures% of disposable income dedicated to loan payments. An index value of 1 or higher indicates affordability, while a value below 1 suggests the market is unaffordable for the median household... neighbourhoods of the wider Municipality of Athens (2nd–7th districts), the index is above 1, suggesting
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Honey, I shrunk the Greeks
Agoraprogram, interest payments were expected to exceed 8% of GDP in 2013 and 2014. After the PSI
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Revenues beat target for third straight month, put primary surplus in sight
Economyin September, the 8 months figure is still down 7.4 percent yoy to 32.26 billion. Furthermore, the sharp
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Golden Dawn draws support from surprising sources to retain popularity
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGolden Dawn maintains a strong following in Athens, a new poll has shown, but it is drawing support from sources that many Greeks and commentators might find surprising. According to an opinion poll by GPO for the Newpost website, Golden Dawn is still attracting support of around 8 percent
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Samaras proposes free wi-fi as crisis antidote for young Greeks
PoliticsGreek Politics8 percent, rather than 4, of its next European Union structural funding envelope on research
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Cyprus in 2014: Looking ahead
Agoraprojections by the University of Cyprus indicate a -8 percent decline in 2014. The lack of liquidity
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Topsy-turvy ride continues for Independent Greeks, as another MP goes
PoliticsGreek Politicsa potentially significant role in Greek politics. Polling between roughly 5 and 8 percent in opinion
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Another dive for compensation in Q3 drags disposable income, consumption down
EconomyMacroeconomyGreek household disposable income fell by 2.6 billion euros or 8 percent year on year (yoy) in the third quarter of 2013 and reached 30.4 billion, according to the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT). The latest data indicates a slightly decelerating decline compared to the second quarter drop
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Deposits up again in December but credit contraction continues apace
EconomyMacroeconomyshowing a 8 percent (2.6 billion) drop in the third quarter of 2013. This trend will most likely
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Fragmented, weak Greek centre left fails to find basis for cooperation
PoliticsGreek Politics. The socialists will take part in congress on March 8 and 9, which will be attended by European Parliament
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