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Greeks tending to shop less often and opt for local products
Societyconducted in 2016, consumers are showing a strong preference for products made locally. One of the main..., down from almost 310 euros per month in the previous survey conducted based on 2015 data. Around 60... per trip comes to 50.4 euros. Despite a drop in the frequency of visits, this figure was close
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From pipe dreams to power cables: the changing map of Greece's energy ambitions
Agoraover the next two-and-a-half decades sends a strong message. The strategy is one which seemingly... advisor, Nikos Tsafos, who posted recently on LinkedIn, “that’s why we are so keen to expand our
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Lack of vaccines led to panic in B&H, yet now they are going to waste
Agora. With considerable lack of trust and a strong influence of opponents to vaccination, but also the fact... that there are global factors such as: a strong anti-vaxxer community, the suspicion... is not prone to "jump the gun" for vaccines because he did not want the citizens to be "lab rats
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Q2 GDP contraction at 0.3 pct, strong Q3 needed to achieve target of annual growth
EconomyMacroeconomy, whilst the latter suggests the sharpest drop since Q4 2011. The continued strong rebound... stable YoY in Q2 after a marginal drop of 0.1 percent in Q1. The Q2 rate of zero percent is the first... forecasts foresee a 5.3 percent rise in 2014 after a 12.8 percent drop last year. Taking into account
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SYRIZA seeks best path to next general elections
PoliticsGreek Politicsbrother and sister, Dimitris and Zanet. Parapolitaka newspaper, which has a strong anti-government... businessmen with Russian links have been paying protesters. Investigative Reporting Lab Macedonia
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Budget execution shows surplus of 811 mln at start of 2014
EconomyMacroeconomy177 million last year. Despite the strong fiscal performance, both figures fell short of monthly... 1 billion euros compared to the initial estimate of 812 million incorporated in the 2014 budget... the ESA-95 methodology. Thus, the equivalent MoF projection of 812 million under EAP stands at 3.9
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Budget for 2017 sees primary surplus at 2 pct on 2.6 bln fiscal measures, strong growth
EconomyMacroeconomy. On the flipside, direct taxes are estimated to drop by around 300 million to 20.42 billion in 2017. On the cost front, primary expenditure is projected to drop by more than 1.4 billion euros to around 44 billion... clearance. However, the debt to GDP ratio is expected to drop to 176.5 percent in 2017 from 180.3
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Car sales still going strong in 2014; up by 33.7 pct in October
EconomyMacroeconomyin October from 7,730 in September and 6,850 in October 2013. Following another strong reading... (+29.6 percent) in line with the total headline figure. All indications point to a strong double-digit... followed a sharp drop of more than 30 percent in each of the prior three years (2010-12). In absolute
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Draft budget for 2026 sees growth accelerating to 2.4 pct, tax collections remaining strong
EconomyMacroeconomya stable growth trajectory and a strong budget performance led by tax revenues, notably indirect taxes... tax will have a minor drop to 15.76 billion euros and corporate taxation will rise to 8.66 billion... pct of GDP. The stock of debt will continue to drop, seen next year at 359 billion euros at general
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Drop in industrial production accelerated in November with 6.1 pct decline
EconomyMacroeconomyThe drop in the Industrial Production Index (IPI) accelerated in November to 6.1 percent following... percent), July and August recording the highest drop (7.6 – 7.8 percent), while the other monthly readings showed a mid-single digit drop. IPI has only had only four positive year on year (yoy) readings
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