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Consumer confidence takes off in May as rest of sectors deliver mixed data
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s economic sentiment (ESI) recorded a minor drop of 0.6 points in May, falling to 108.1... outbreak, dropping to 84.4. Over the rolling 12-month period, the ESI in May was almost 4 points over the 104.2 points of June 2022. The EU average ESI stood at 95.2 points in May, down from the 97.1
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House of cards (The rise and fall of Akis Tsochatzopoulos)
Agorachildren are set for life. It’s like real estate kryptonite to ward off any unwelcome financial... of injustice has forced the government and the judiciary to act, at last. The system cannot just live off... a way to measure people’s units of thought, they would discover that the British think in pints
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Challenges piling up for govt as spokesperson departs
PoliticsGreek Politicsto public health and finances, the stand-off over the hunger strike of terrorist Dimitris Koufodinas... is coming under increasing pressure over the ongoing hunger strike by November 17 hitman Dimitris... that this stand-off could become damaging for New Democracy.
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Eurogroup suggests there is scope for pension cuts to be called off
EconomyProgrammefinances and the fact that the 2017 primary surplus target was beaten, a performance that the government
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Newsletter 501 - 03/04/2026
strike - leads to a rapid negotiated “off‑ramp” or an open‑ended war of attrition that could test... pints, from -49.2 in February. All components fell with the sharpest noted in the services sentiment
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Economic sentiment drops off in Sept as consumer confidence falls for fourth month
EconomyMacroeconomyFollowing a series of rises, Greece’s economic sentiment (ESI) dropped in September by 3.3 points... this year, recovering from 90.7 points in January. Since the start of the year, the ESI has increased... of the pandemic, when it dropped to 87.6. The EU average ESI stood at 116.6 points, unchanged from the previous
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Budget primary confirmed at deficit of 9.07 bln in October
EconomyMacroeconomy. In the preliminary budget execution release for October, the primary balance was off target by 12.32... at 4.44 billion, above target by 1.68 billion. Aggregate PIB expenditure came to 7.01 billion
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Signs of recovery, improved tourism season visible in Sept budget data as revenues beat target by 943 mln
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance up to September landed at a deficit of 5.96 billion euros, compared with a deficit of 7.01 billion in the same period last year, the preliminary Finance Ministry (MoF..., with the state also paying off 144 million euros for the loans of impacted borrowers
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Clashes add to political tension over division, police violence
PoliticsGreek Politicsas police clashed with some protestors. One policeman was dragged off his motorcycle and beaten. Along... advised them that the man who had been beaten was a member of a radical left group and had been
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Economic sentiment at 101.9 pts in Jan, consumer confidence dips by 0.7 pts
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s economic sentiment (ESI) got off to a positive start in 2018 and rose by 0.6 points... mark. Greece’s ESI began to slide in the third quarter of 2008 when the global credit crunch hit, which eventually led to the perilous state of the country’s finances being exposed. The ESI continued
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