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Deposits growth slows to just 11 mln in Oct
EconomyMacroeconomyThe net private sector deposit movement in the Greek banking system remained broadly stable in October, rising by just 11 million, from 441 million euros in September and an increase of 1.48 billion euros seen in August, based on Bank of Greece (BoG) figures released on Friday. The annual growth
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Govt plays down Omicron threat despite wariness and high Covid death rate
PoliticsGreek Politicsis stretching the public health system, and worldwide concern over the emergence of Omicron, the Greek
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Employment balance turns negative by 70,048 in Oct as tourism season ends
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s employment balance in October turned negative with 70,048 more departures than hirings, from a positive balance by 19,727 in September, according to data from the Labour Ministry’s Ergani information system. The balance in October last year was negative by 33,356, suggesting a drop
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PM opts for risky move with vaccination penalty as Covid threat grows
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe beleaguered health system and preventing more Covid-related deaths, Mitsotakis also wants to show that his
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Newsletter 319 - 03/12/2021
fellow EU member state. In adopting the measure, apart from shielding the beleaguered health system
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BoG sees banks on right path, warns impact of pandemic not visible yet
EconomyBankingat the end of last year. BoG concludes that to recover, the Greek economy requires a strong banking system
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Papandreou boasts strong backing as KINAL gears up to elect new leader
PoliticsGreek Politicsto the next general elections, which will be held under a pure proportional representation system that could
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Newsletter 320 - 10/12/2021
losing support and look unlikely to win outright under the proportional representation system in the next
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Health service weakness highlighted as Covid deaths hit record high and research points to ICU disparity
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreece registered a record number of 130 daily Covid-related deaths on Tuesday. The grim news was followed by the publication of research by leading Greek experts which highlighted the low tolerance the Greek health system has to a high case load during the pandemic and the higher mortality among
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Tsipras issues rare MP ouster, focusses on pinning ND down over ICU data
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government is making its fullest effort to dismiss or deflect the medical study that highlighted how much the health system is struggling to cope with Covid, while SYRIZA is trying to exploit it to the maximum but is open to the party’s customary communications slip-ups. Government spokesman
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