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Greek jobless rate remains stuck at 27.3 pct for third month
Economyof the past four months data by up to 0.5 percentage points unveiled a much smoother movement. In addition... unemployment figure stems from a 0.1 percent month on month (MoM) drop in the number of employed... in April, 3,600 lower than March. The cumulative drop over the past five years stands at 23.5 percent
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Greece sees tourist arrivals rise 12.6 pct in May but spending fall 10.6 pct
Economydrop in travel spending per trip, which almost counterbalanced a 12.6 percent rise in international... drop in May. The more updated figures by the Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises (SETE... to May increased by 16.3 percent, leading the 5-month travel surplus to 1.13 billion, up 6.7 percent
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Unemployment at 27.2 pct in May, hardly changed from previous months
EconomyMacroeconomyin May, decelerating from the 0.8 percent drop recorded in April. The May YoY rate is the second lowest... figure down 2.9 percent, rising from the 1.8 percent drop posted in April. In absolute figures, the number of employed reached 3.5 million in May, up by 22,300 compared to April. Nevertheless
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Greek economic contraction during crisis higher at 24.6 pct, revised data shows
EconomyMacroeconomythat: a) The drop in final consumption expenditure was almost half at -3 percent from -5.6 percent before... years (2008-2013), the most significant revisions of GDP components indicated that: a) The highest drop... with up to 1 percentage point revision from previous estimates
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Greek budget primary surplus at 3.57 bln by end of November, beating target by 691 mln
EconomyMacroeconomyin November, from a drop of 17.9 percent in October. November’s figure fell short of target by 134... with the 11-month figure up 4.1 percent to 18.64 billion, 415 million below target. This mainly reflects... reflects a drop in revenues by 6.1 percent and a 15.1 percent increase in expenditure.
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Greek stocks tumble, bond yields rise in wake of Tsipras speech
Economybelow the 800-point mark for the first time since February 2 and closed at 765.22, implying a drop... today extending their post-elections losses to 37.2 percent. Piraeus recorded the sharpest drop (-14.1... million almost half the average turnover of 162 million last week. Bank shares made up more than 60
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Greek stocks and bond yields recover on hopes of deal with eurozone
Economyand Public Power Corporation (PPC) also recorded strong gains, up 11.6 and 8.9 percent respectively...-lived drop to 86 million on Monday. Note though that the bulk of trading activity (almost 80 percent...’s rises. The 3-year GGB showed the highest drop as it fell by more than 2.5 percentage points (pp
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As negotiations start, Greek coalition draws confidence from public opinion
PoliticsGreek Politics, since the elections there has been a dramatic drop in the amounts being withdrawn by Greeks... of the payment plan for overdue debts introduced by the previous government, which allows up to 100..., revenues reached 49.6 billion euros, down 3.5 percent year on year, mostly due to a drop in indirect
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Greek primary budget surplus halved in Jan as revenues miss target
Economymillion below target. Revenues (excluding tax refunds) posted a double-digit drop (-18.4 percent... of the existing plan for settling previous years’ unpaid tax obligations, which allows for up to 100... above target. As a result, net revenues posted a higher drop (-21 percent) to 3.49 billion, 1.05
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Greek current account deficit widens to 847 mln in Jan as exports fall further
EconomyMacroeconomy. The breakdown of the other key C/A components showed the drop in the primary income account... in Greece, did not show any notable change (up by just 1.5 million). Under the portfolio investment... stemming from a similar drop in non-residents’ holdings of Greek government bonds and T-Bills
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