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Despite slight moderation of PMI in Jan, manufacturing sentiment improves
EconomyMacroeconomydomestic and export demand, with export sales rising again—though at a slower rate than December’s... the decline was slower than average. Input costs rose at a softer rate in January, though firms cited... at the fastest rate since August 2024. Business confidence strengthened, reaching its highest level
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PMI rise in Mar signals strong expansion, input costs at highest since 2022
EconomyMacroeconomyat their fastest rate since April 2024. To meet rising demand, manufacturers expanded capacity, with employment increasing at the fastest rate since January 2022. Companies hired both full-time... buying and employment. In fact, the rate of job creation was the sharpest since the start of 2022,” said
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Newsletter 460 - 02/05/2025
receive up to one month’s return back from the state. The reduction in the tax rate on rental income... 20,000 and 40,000 euros and the top tax rate of 44 pct applying to incomes higher than the current level of 40,000 euros. MacroeconomyCharts of the weekUnemployment Greece’s unemployment rate edged
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Solid conditions in manufacturing continue with PMI at 53.2 in April
EconomyMacroeconomyand was only marginal. Production levels rose solidly, though at the slowest rate in three months... pace in three months. Input cost inflation eased significantly in April, registering its weakest rate... the rate remained historically high. Manufacturers remained optimistic about output growth over
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Newsletter 465 - 06/06/2025
might increase the tax-free threshold, introduce an intermediate tax rate and up the level of the 40 pct tax rate that currently stands at 40,000 euros. A side-effect of the ongoing briefing... of the same quarter last year. The rate without the seasonal adjustment has the tourism season
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PMI remains in expansion at 53.1 in June, though firms see export and cost challenges
EconomyMacroeconomy, which fell at the sharpest rate since last October. Firms cited global economic and geopolitical... these costs, manufacturers raised selling prices at the steepest rate since March, continuing a trend... helped firms reduce backlogs of work, with unfinished orders declining at a strong rate, matching May
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Manufacturing grows in Oct amid persistent export challenges and higher input costs
EconomyMacroeconomyreaching its highest rate since June, though still below the long-run average. Meanwhile, some..., with employment rising at the joint-fastest rate since May, mainly through full-time hires. The increase... rate since July 2024. This led to the first rise in input inventories since June and the sharpest
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Newsletter 483 - 07/11/2025
of Greece, home to 39 pct of all active enterprises, with the country's highest business birth rate... facing serious challenges, as Western Macedonia recorded the highest rate of enterprise deaths in 2023... at the highest rate since June. Greek manufacturers expressed the highest optimism since May, on the back
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PMI drops marginally in Nov amid declining export orders and rising input costs
EconomyMacroeconomydeclined again with the rate of contraction accelerating amid subdued international demand. Despite softer.... The resulting rate of charge inflation was the weakest in the 27-month sequence of rising output prices... sparking momentum in sales was reflected in a further slowing in the rate of charge inflation
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Births drop 14 pct since start of crisis as Greece faces wider population worries
Societytime. According to the CIA World Factbook, Greece has the 206th lowest birth rate out of 221... rate with 9.6 deaths per 1,000 people – one of the highest in Europe. Given that Greece already has
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