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Newsletter 289 - 19/03/2021
wards, and that if the numbers were not made up by volunteers, private practitioners could also... up the pace on bond purchases, thereby settling the latest sovereign bond markets jitters, Greece... in December There were 24,332 fewer unemployed people in December versus the previous month The drop
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Newsletter 298 - 28/05/2021
started to heal when the pandemic struck. The Finance Ministry is due to wrap up the relief drive... up to 72 months. In total, more than 40 billion euros of Greece’s own resources as well as European... Year-on-year, the figure for those employed decreased by 188,706 The drop in the number of unemployed
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BoG sees growth of 4.2 pct this year but warns of multiple challenges ahead
Economyfurther strengthened by the mild drop of 2.3 pct annually seen in the first quarter, as the authorities... and tourism picks up pace again from the very low base of 2020. Next Generation EU (NGEU) combined...-in the IFRS 9 requirements, the ratios drop to 11.8 pct and 13.8 pct. The BoG notes again that the portion
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Retail sales soar by 38.9 pct YoY in April, a year after first lockdown
EconomyMacroeconomydrop of 2.9 percent in March, according to Hellenic Statistical Authority data released... sector and non-food sector excluding automotive fuel also up by more than 90 percent. The annual volume... index in April inched up by 2.8 percent month-on-month, while volume increased by 2.2 percent
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Fitch maintains Greek 'BB' rating with stable outlook amid some lack of visibility
Economythe government’s forecast that sees debt-to-GDP drop to under 190 pct by next year. This year’s growth forecast is revised up due to improved performance during the first quarter of the year and lower carry over effects from 2020, up to 4.3 pct, from 3 pct previously. The growth estimate for 2022
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Draft 2022 budget represents first attempt to restore post-pandemic fiscal order
EconomyMacroeconomybillion euros on the spending side. This excessive fiscal laxity, although necessary, pushed up..., which combined with the economy tanking in 2020 pushed up the debt-to-GDP ratio from 180.5 pct.... This is an improvement of nearly 12 billion euros. The total deficit will drop to 6.76 billion euros, down to 3.6
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Industrial production returns to annual growth in Feb, rising by 4.6 pct, after blip
EconomyMacroeconomypercent, after a drop of 11.1 percent in January. The annual movement in the index was led by a solid... in mining and quarrying and a drop of 3.9 percent in electricity supply. The monthly movement was led also by manufacturing, up by 13.5 percent, mining and quarrying increasing by 11.4 percent
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Building activity slows again in Mar, as Q1 rise reaches 6.7 pct
EconomyMacroeconomyin Western Macedonia with 47.4 percent, while Crete had the largest drop with 25.4 percent... are up by 6.7 percent to 5,346. The corresponding surface increase is 2.9 percent while volume is up... confidence indicator improved by 9.5 points, to -13.8 points, after a sharp drop of 19.3 points
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Inflation slows to 11.6 pct in July as housing and transport costs rise sharply
EconomyMacroeconomyof 1.6 percent in June. This is the first monthly drop since January this year and the second since.... These were partially offset by a drop of 2.1 percent in communication. Reflecting the impact of the energy crisis, electricity was up 55.8 percent annually and natural gas shot up by 178.9 percent. Heating
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Opposition pushes for phone-tapping probe as early polls claim limited damage to ND
PoliticsGreek Politicson the revelations. This translates into a 1.7 percentage point drop in support for New Democracy from.... Support for SYRIZA has edged up by almost 1 point to 25.1, while PASOK saw an increase of 1 point..., and the cost of living in particular, rather than the phone-tapping issue. This is backed up by a Marc poll
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