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Govt hints at more relief measures as opposition lambasts electricity bill fixes
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe target by 5.1 billion euros, while growth is now generally expected to hit 6 pct by the end of the year... of the government in recent weeks suggest that they are now less worried about the cost of household energy bills, and concern is now focussing on the pressure felt on other areas of household expenditure
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Economic sentiment partially recovers to 101.4 in Nov, consumer confidence also up
EconomyMacroeconomyperiod, the ESI is now roughly 10 points lower than December last year, when the indicator stood... of October, which was one of the sharpest drops this year. The indicator is now at levels seen..., rising to 18 points, from 11.2 last month. Services confidence is now down by almost 16 points
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Back-to-back gains for economic sentiment, ending 2022 with 104.3 pts
EconomyMacroeconomyconfidence gained 4 points at -47.9 points, having now reversed the 6.7 points drop of October, which was one of the sharpest drops this year. The indicator is now at levels seen in summer 2017... in November. Services confidence is now down by almost 9 points compared to January 2022. Retail
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Newsletter 366 - 20/01/2023
the opposition that government wants to address this issue now because it fears that if Ellines make... in October was 5.63 pct, from 4.67 pct in December 2021. A new housing loan is now 3.69 pct, from... the index posted a sharp 7.4 pct drop, now marking four monthly drops since May 2022. Over the rolling
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Greece moves step closer to investment grade as Fitch ups rating by one notch to 'BB+'
Economyprimarily, and DBRS, by upping the rating to the threshold of investment grade. Now, the only outlier... market participants that there is now a broad commitment to fiscal prudence. The agency highlights.... Attention now turns to the next two scheduled rating reviews, by DBRS on March 10 and Moody’s a week later
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Sentiment edges up by 1.4 pts in Jan, consumer confidence unchanged
EconomyMacroeconomyunchanged at -47.9 points, having now recovered from the -57.9 of October last year, which was one of the sharpest drops last year. The indicator is now at levels seen in summer 2017 and on a rolling.... Services confidence is now down by almost 26 points compared to February 2022. Retail trade posted
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Survey highlights households struggling with cost of living, delivers worst outlook since 2019
Economyand now is at 52.4 pct. Specifically, one in five said that their incomes run out between the 16th... one in three cuts spending in travel. The energy crisis is prominent, as almost 74 pct now must allocate more on utility bills, while 65 pct now spend more on food. Heating has also gone up for six
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Economic sentiment improves for fourth straight month in Feb
EconomyMacroeconomyreleased on Monday. Greece has now seen four consecutive months of improvement in sentiment though... stayed unchanged at 14.7 points, with a negligible drop. Services confidence is now down by almost 17... positive to 7.7 points, from -24.2 point in January. Now the index is up by over 8 points
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Mitsotakis revives spectre of political instability as polls show ND lead diminished
PoliticsGreek Politics, the opposition has not benefited from its stance. Moreover, only 43 pct of respondents to the poll now say... forward alternative explanations for the causes. Only 6.7 pct now blame the recently resigned transport minister Kostas Karamanlis compared to 8.5 pct initially, and conversely 9.6 pct now name the duty
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Spotlight on far-right party that might upset election arithmetic
PoliticsGreek PoliticsMP now serving a 13-year sentence for playing a leading role in the formation of a criminal organisation. Kasidiaris was convicted along with six leading MPs and dozens of members of the now-defunct... to stage a comeback in Parliament under a different guise. An amendment to the electoral law now
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