Search
-
Commission sees lower Greek financing needs, provides timetable for course of programme
EconomyProgrammeare 19.6 billion euros lower compared to the initial assessment of 86 billion last August. This largely reflects lower bank recapitalisation needs by 19.6 billion (5.4 billion were used from the 25 billion initially envisaged). Other changes also involve lower fiscal needs by 1.4 billion due to the better
21% -
Overdue social security contributions decrease slightly to 35.11 bln in Q2
EconomyMacroeconomyof 3.49 billion euros (10 percent of the total). The number of debtors in this bracket rose by 277... in Q2 from 312.3 million in Q1. The current quarter’s figure is 50 percent lower than
20% -
NBG results show net profits of 409 mln euros on strong trading income in Q1
EconomyBanking(ΝΙΙ) fell by 4 percent QoQ to 277 million. This reflects mainly the rapid NPE reduction of 4.7...). On a fully loaded basis, CET1 stands at 12.6 percent, 14 bps lower compared to Q4 2019. Management
20% -
General govt primary deficit at 3.87 bln in March; spending soars
EconomyMacroeconomycompared with a year earlier, followed by transfers, which were 277 million euros lower. Taxes
20% -
Greece left isolated on migrant crisis, with bailout talks finely poised
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat this is happening against the backdrop of the bailout deliberations where, again, Greece’s... Mouzalas went into an informal meeting of European Union interior ministers on Monday on the back
20% -
Government struggles to shake off impact of wildfires
PoliticsGreek Politicscaused by the blaze in Evros has prompted the government to send a team of ministers, led by Interior Minister Makis Voridis, to Evros on Monday. The officials travel to the region against a backdrop
20% -
Ionian gas deal strengthens government's aspiration of becoming US energy gateway
PoliticsGreek Politicspolitical backdrop remains fraught. While the Mitsotakis administration is keen to showcase energy... in Athens — including Energy Secretary Chris Wright, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, and Ambassador
20% -
Tourist arrivals in Greece up 18.7 pct in 2013 but lower average spending points to missed potential
Economyyear on year to 604 euros, remaining 38 percent lower than that of Spain (976 euros). In contrast... respectively. Compared to its competing destinations, Greece’s share is only lower than Cyprus (6.8 percent... travel spending to fall by 1.5 percent in 2014 and rise by 6.4 percent per annum until 2024. Lower
20% -
Mitsotakis pledges tax cuts and reforms, hopes for lower fiscal targets
PoliticsGreek Politicsat the Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF) last weekend and set out his proposals, which included lower taxes... the lenders to lower Greece’s fiscal targets. Taking to the stage a week after Prime Minister Alexis... in Thessaloniki), lower the tax on dividends to 5 percent, increase the threshold for submitting VAT
20% -
Greece and the euro: The flight of Icarus
AgoraOver the last three years, you won’t have read a newspaper article, seen a TV report or listened... of citizens pay without fail some of the highest taxes in Europe, whose black economy was not even... at making Greece an easier place to invest and start a business are starting to pay off. In the World
20%