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Four months of decline in industry turnover almost comes to stop in February
Economy. On the flipside, a double-digit drop was recorded in the sectors of electrical equipment (down 37.4 percent) and wood and cork (down 30.2 percent). The majority of the other sectors posted a single-digit
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Greek politics in thrall to new faces and old ideas
Agoraand liberal parties, such as Drasi, have unsuccessfully attempted to before. They have fallen down because of their off-putting haughtiness. They talk down to people, presenting themselves as an elite that has
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Greek Jan-Apr primary budget surplus rises above 1 bln despite revenue shortfall
Economytaxes fell 5.6 percent in April bringing the four-month figure down 6.5 percent to 2.33 billion, 252... revenues down 1.3 percent to 13.84 billion, 1.05 billion short of target. Primary expenditure fell 2.7
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Greek trade deficit increases by 14.7 pct in March
EconomyMacroeconomydrop in imports (down 0.3 percent) and a higher decline in exports (down 3 percent). The former
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Alpha Bank posts loss of 94.1 mln in Q1
EconomyBankinglast year, counterbalanced by impairments on loans at 395 million, which were down 21.8 percent year... that Yannis Costolpoulos (76) executive Chairman since 2005 decided to step down and was replaced
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Cost of Greek corporate loans rises in April, remains well above euro average
EconomyMacroeconomya more acute fall in yield on the 3-month notes. It was down by 180 bps in the year to date, falling... the most volatile performance, with interest rates moving significantly up or down each month
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Greek economy contracts 0.9 pct in Q1, slowest pace since Q1 2010
EconomyMacroeconomyin gross capital formation (down 58.5 percent) and households’ consumption (down 27.4 percent
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Greece's new finance minister lines up for a marathon (and several short sprints)
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe PSI in 2012, Hardouvelis might know what to expect when he sits down with his eurozone counterparts... that the return of economic growth goes hand in hand with job creation. Unemployment edged down
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Greek primary budget surplus at 707 mln as revenues beat target in May
Economyfalling for a third straight month. They were down by 6.6 percent in May and 4.5 percent in the 5-month... to -3.3 percent in May (from -2.7 percent in April) leading the 5-month figure down 8.4 percent
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Lower expenditure helps Greece post 707 mln primary budget surplus in first half of 2014
Economy, leading the 6-month figure down 6.4 percent to 1.32 billion. Nevertheless, the actual figure outperformed... figure down 3.7 percent to 6.34 billion, 125 million below target. Consumption taxes showed a higher
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