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Comfortable lead allows Mitsotakis to play it safe as Tsipras makes last-ditch attempt
PoliticsGreek Politicssimilar to the 9.5-point margin of victory they enjoyed in the May 26 European Parliament elections..., may take over the Interior Ministry, Nikos Dendias might become the next foreign minister, Yiannis
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CPI falls by 0.3 pct in June after 13 months of rises
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) dropped by 0.3 percent in June following a small rise of 0.2 percent in May, figures from the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) showed on Wednesday. June’s...-on-month, the CPI for June rose by 0.5 percent when compared to May. The harmonised index of consumer
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National Bank first to test market waters in post-election afterglow
Economyaftermath of the event. The index has recovered some of those losses and is still up 16 percent since May’s... percent on May 31. The rally has prompted speculation the debt office could even sell 15-year bonds
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ND ready to flesh out its policy agenda, with focus on tax plans
PoliticsGreek Politicsof businesses in the scheme. The first tax bill may also include a reduction to the ENFIA property tax... Democracy has promised to reduce ENFIA by 30 percent across the board in two stages. Instead, it may
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ND sees first tax cuts as fair, hopes to build case for lower fiscal targets
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat the reductions are socially just. SYRIZA believes this may be a weak point in New Democracy’s... reports that he will stay in the city for around a week, during which he may also meet
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Trade deficit falls by 22.9 pct in June as imports drop sharply
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s trade deficit dropped by 22.9 percent (YoY) in June compared to a rise of 56 percent in May, data from the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) released on Wednesday showed. The deficit stood at 1.53 billion euros in June, compared to 2.19 billion euros in May. Imports came to 4.29
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Industrial production rises by 0.3 pct in Jun and 1.2 pct in 6-month period
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s Industrial Production Index (IPI) increased by 0.3 percent year-on-year (YoY) in June compared to a revised decrease of 0.1 percent in May, Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) data... percent in May. The annual movement in the index was driven largely by a 1 percent rise
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SYRIZA launches internal dialogue to tackle questions of identity, future direction
PoliticsGreek Politics, or transforms into a more traditional social-democratic party in the European tradition. SYRIZA may have lost... amendments making it simpler to dismiss workers by repealing a law passed by SYRIZA in May obliging
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ND aims to show progress at Eurogroup but QE unattainable for now
EconomyProgrammeon the Euro2day financial news website on Thursday quoted an EWG official suggesting that Athens may... Eurogroup may provide a clearer picture regarding where everybody stands on this issue and what kind
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Court verdict on 2016 pension reform seen having fiscal impact
Economywith the decision via the pension reform it adopted in May 2016 with the Katrougalos law, named after... and the adoption of the Katrougalos law in May 2016 for which pensioners appear to have a strong claim because
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