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Addressing some misconceptions about Greek budget revenues and unpaid taxes
AgoraThe evolution of budget revenues and unpaid taxes are among the main topics of discussion in the context of Greece's fiscal consolidation but are also often open to misinterpretation. In 2015, a year marked by political turmoil, lengthy negotiations with the institutions on the third bailout
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Gov't hits back as pension reform row heats up
EconomyProgrammein main pensions. On top of cutting retirement pay, the previous legislation did not safeguard
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Gov't mounts defence of pension plan but lenders' approval may take time
PoliticsGreek Politicsto main pensions that are already being paid out. Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotis is also expected
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Industrial production rises by 1.8 pct in November
EconomyMacroeconomypercent. According to the breakdown of the main industrial grouping, only capital goods’ production
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New Democracy counts down to Sunday's leadership vote
PoliticsGreek Politicsin northern Greece and rural areas. The two main battlegrounds for Sunday’s ballot will be Attica
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Industrial turnover drops 10.1 pct in November, for thirteenth straight fall
EconomyMacroeconomypercent). Only one of the five main industrial groupings, namely consumer durables, recorded a strong
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PASOK and Potami divided over direction to take after Mitsotakis win
PoliticsGreek Politicssuggested that Potami should either join or support Mitsotakis’s New Democracy as it is now the main
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Travel receipts rise 16 pct in Nov as surplus soars 84.3 pct
EconomyMacroeconomythat international tourist arrivals at the main Greek airports rose by 9.4 percent in December and overall
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High unemployment, falling wages damaged sustainability of largest Greek pension fund
EconomyMacroeconomyEmployees insured with IKA, the largest main social security fund in Greece, lost more than 10 billion euros in annual wages over the last 5 years, according to the Federation of IKA employees (POSE-IKA). At the same time, their annual social security contributions have dropped by almost 5 billion
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Industrial production rises by 5.2 pct in Dec, its highest growth rate since 2007
EconomyMacroeconomyimproved by a modest 0.9 percent. The breakdown of the five main industrial groupings showed only one
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