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Seven in ten Greeks overweight, extensive new study indicates
Societypercent in Attica. Moreover, it established that Cretans walk up to an hour less than the city dwellers of Attica. The study, which is based on interviews with more than 4,000 people across the country..., with the percentage reaching over 50 percent for the over 65s. While more men than women tend to be more
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Fiscal target revision shows 3.07 bln 9-month primary surplus was 1.8 bln above target
Economybillion) and higher PIB balance (by 1.24 billion) more than offsetting a revenue shortfall of 2.27... from last year, yet 1.83 billion better than the revised target. Revenues Revenues (before tax... percent to 28.34 billion euros, 2.32 billion better than the revised target. The strong under-spend
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Marked improvement for budget execution in Oct, primary surplus outperformance extended
EconomyMacroeconomysurplus of 4.52 billion euros up by more than 70 percent compared to last year’s figure. At the same... refunds (by 343 million) more than offsetting a revenue shortfall of 2.25 billion. Note, though... led the 10-month budget deficit to 808 million euros, two-thirds lower than last year’s figure
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Budget execution improves significantly in Oct, primary surplus reaches 4.53 bln
EconomyMacroeconomymillion, two-thirds lower than last year’s figure of 2.45 billion euros, and 2.09 billion better than... that amounted to 953 million euros more than double from last year and incorporate the ENFIA payment, while... reflects lower income tax (by 306 million) and VAT revenues (by 191 million) more than offsetting higher
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Greek firms rely on public procurement most in EU but also suspect corruption, survey indicates
Societyof 27.2 percent. The Greek figure was also noticeably higher than the next countries, Latvia (31.8... results show that more than nine out of ten companies in Greece (91 percent), as well as 89 percent... increase on 2013. More than half of all companies in 22 member states say the practice of tailor-made
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Meimarakis and Mitsotakis make it into run-off vote for New Democracy leadership
PoliticsGreek Politicswas thought to have gained less than 45 percent and Mitsotakis more than 30 percent, which would leave... chances of staging a second surprise. Opinion polls had indicated that Tzitzikostas, rather than... to vote for a 3-euro fee) led to some 400,000 people casting ballots, which was much more than had been
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2015 primary surplus exceeds target as revenues outperform and expenditure is reined in
Economyto an over-performance of 1.13 billion. Primary expenditure was 626 million better than target, while.... For the whole year, primary expenditure eased 1.5 percent to 41.3 billion, 626 million better than target... was kept broadly stable (-0.2 percent) to 48.55 billion for 2015, 719 million better than target. PIB
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A marriage of inconvenience
Agora, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. When Kostas Karamanlis attended the Istanbul nuptials more than... to go further than the customary unauthorised overflights in its attempts to rattle Athens... reportedly would have only allowed the plane to enter their air space if it stopped in Bodrum rather than
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Newsletter 64 - 26/02/2016
of the year, more than 110,000 refugees and migrants Almost 110,000 migrants have entered Greece from... of farmers paying less in tax and contributions than is now the case. Τhe IMF confirmed on Tuesday... of this compassion is the underlying psychological connection. It is less than 100 years ago that Greeks from
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Budget primary surplus jumps to 1.19 bln in Jan, largely on rising PIB revenues
EconomyMacroeconomyyear and 876 million better than the target. Revenues Revenues (before tax refunds) grew by 2.3... in January, 86 million better than the target and mitigated the underperformance of tax revenues. Meanwhile, tax refunds declined by 16.9 percent to 296 million, 50 million lower than target
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