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Newsletter 62 - 12/02/2016
percent of GDP, Greece needs to take measures in the order of some 4–5 percent of GDP (up to 8.8 billion... contributions for the self-employed, starting from 50 percent for annual net income up to 10,000 euros... was taken up by arguments over the proposed tender for TV licenses, with the government being
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Newsletter 65 - 04/03/2016
that fourth quarter GDP edged up by 0.1 percent quarter on quarter (QoQ), contrary to the 0.6... return to profitability in 2016. Govt seeks support on refugee issue Main opposition steps up... with Turkey had been held. The second problem is political in nature. The build-up of migrants has caused New
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Newsletter 67 - 18/03/2016
) ratio edged up to 33.1 percent in Q4 from 33 percent in Q3, with the coverage ratio climbing to 74.7... undermined if they are not treated with care. Jobless rate edges up Greece’s non-seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate edged up to 24.4 percent in Q4 of 2015 after falling in the preceding two quarters
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Newsletter 129 - 28/07/2017
to be able to exit the programme and be fully financed by the markets. Travel receipts edged up... increased by 0.9 percent to 2.07 billion, while the corresponding payments edged up by 0.1 percent to 807.4 million, pushing the travel surplus up by 1.3 percent to 1.26 billion. The modest revenue
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Newsletter 164 -01/06/2018
, which include a race to wrap up prior actions, possibly resolving the Macedonia name issue... of the Washington Group, made up of Greece’s key creditors, at the sidelines of the G7 summit... the legislative process can be wrapped up by June 14. Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, parliamentary
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Newsletter 164 -08/06/2018
to three years but is now considering up to five years, which is still well below what... in Canada. “This means vis-à-vis the EFSF loans that the extension can be up to 15 years. This is what... consideration include abolishing the step-up interest rate margin related to the debt buyback tranche from
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Final budget for 2019 excludes pension cuts, includes 910 mln in expansionary measures
EconomyMacroeconomythe approval of expansionary measures worth more than 900 million euro, up from the figure of 766... imports, up by 7.5 percent vs. 3.4 percent imports growth. It is worth highlighting that in last year’s... percent thanks to a significant pick up in investment spending, which is expected to grow by nearly 12
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Newsletter 207 -24/05/2019
by the Communist Party (KKE), making up the five parties that will elect Greece’s 21 MEPs. The final days... to lower external demand and increased competition from other tourist destinations. The pick-up... contributions in up to 120 instalments, possibly boosting the government’s efforts to convince
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Newsletter 240 -21/02/2020
Novartis case fires up ND, SYRIZA Parties clash over handling of inquiry as Tsipras tries to impose... of attempted cover-ups and efforts to interfere with the course of justice. The latest flare-up has been...-Alternate Justice Minister Dimitris Papangelopoulous tried to set up SYRIZA’s rivals by claiming they had
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Newsletter 290 - 26/03/2021
sufferers have been taken up and the health authorities have turned to private hospitals for assistance... on the health system is likely to continue for the next two weeks as there has been no let-up in hospital... ramps up. The plan to distribute free rapid test home kits through pharmacies seems to have caught
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