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Newsletter 339 - 27/05/2022
Democracy edged up from 31.7 pct to 32 during that time, while SYRIZA’s ratings rose from 21.6 pct... change in its support, which stands at 13.2 pct in the latest poll. There was, though, a drop... application for a stipend. Households will be able to apply for financial assistance of up to 600 euros
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Newsletter 362 - 09/12/2022
that the surveillance issue could end up affecting the way they vote in next year’s elections, although 54 pct...) drop by a modest 0.5 pct. Q2 2020 was the peak of the pandemic impact. Greek GDP had dropped by 13.4... are anticipating a slowdown in the second half of 2022, though it is seen picking up pace again in the new
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Growth in import prices slows to 21.3 pct in Oct
EconomyMacroeconomylast year at 18.7 percent. Month-on-month, the index posted a rise of 1.5 percent, after a drop of 2.2..., followed by manufacture of refined oil products up by 44.6 percent and extraction of crude oil and natural gas rising by 29.7 percent YoY. Paper products were up by 18.9 percent and food products followed
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Newsletter 370 - 17/02/2023
drop in November. The 12-month rolling move, which covers the full 2022, the index is up by 27.7 pct.... Mitsotakis sought to step up his government’s charm offensive by offering further handouts. His... there is a substantial shift in these numbers, pushing SYRIZA much closer to New Democracy and bumping up PASOK’s
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Growth of retail sales slows to 8.8 pct in Dec amid decline in volume of food sold
EconomyMacroeconomyin volumes, with fuels down by 1.9 percent, a drop in food by 4.6 percent and non-food up by 4.1.... Compared to December 2021, automotive fuel was up 6.6 percent, non-food was up by 10.9 percent and food sales were up by 7.7 percent. Retail sales were led by 17.4 percent in pharma products, a 16.3
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Newsletter 386 - 23/06/2023
suggest that up to nine parties have a chance of winning seats, although no more than seven have a strong chance. Even then, though, New Democracy’s support would need to drop to close to 38 pct, from... Solution picking up some voters who backed New Democracy in the last election. However
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Newsletter 397 - 13/10/2023
the period up to 2027, a significant rise from the 0.8 pct average of the five-year pre-pandemic period... privatisations. Earlier in the summer, Fitch placed the average growth outlook to 2-2.5 pct up to 2026, driven... will in fact pick up pace next year, rising to 3 pct, from 2.3 pct this year. Investments are seen moving
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Economic sentiment slides by 0.4 pts again in Dec, consumer confidence improves
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s economic sentiment (ESI) experienced another marginal drop of 0.4 points in December... Over the rolling 12-month period, the ESI in December was just 0.1 points up from the 105.9 points of January 2023. The EU average ESI stood at 95.6 points in December, up from 93.8 points
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Draft budget for 2025 sees 2.3 pct growth and strong primary surplus
EconomyMacroeconomyconsumption in 2024 is seen growing by 1.7 pct, exports are estimated up by 4.2 pct and imports will rise... rising by 1.6 pct, investments up by 8.4 pct, exports rising by 4 pct and imports also up by 3.6 pct... will drop further to 1.57 billion euros, or 0.6 pct of GDP, from 2.26 billion euros at 1 pct of GDP
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Mitsotakis delivers major tax-cut package as he seeks to stay course for another term
PoliticsGreek Politicsannounced by the PM: A universal 2-point drop in income tax (excluding the 9% introductory bracket... for under-25s earning up to 20,000 euros, and a 9 pct rate (instead of 22%) for 25–30 year-olds... more lenient criteria. The new income tax scale will be as follows: Up to 10,000 euros: rate of 9
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