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Greece saw first annual deflation in almost half a century in 2013
EconomyMacroeconomyThe drop in Greece’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) decelerated to 1.7 percent in December after peaking with a 2.9 percent decline in November, according to the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT). On a monthly basis, the CPI rose 0.9 percent for the first time since September. The average rate
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Building activity posts first rise in 20 months but overall picture grim
EconomyMacroeconomyin August 2010. The rate of contraction in housing loans has been hovering at 3.1 - 3.7 percent
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Indices for turnover, new orders in industry post big falls in November
Economyshowed a negative growth rate, with energy and consumer durables at the high-end (down 18.3 and 12.6
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Greek banks' reliance on Eurosystem funding rose in December for first time since April
EconomyMacroeconomy. Furthermore, the recent ECB rate cut by 0.25 percentage points is expected to lead to a reduction
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Another dive for compensation in Q3 drags disposable income, consumption down
EconomyMacroeconomy. The savings rate of households, defined as gross savings divided by gross disposable income
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Budget execution shows surplus of 811 mln at start of 2014
EconomyMacroeconomy) methodology, which excludes SMP and ANFA income of 2.7 billion and a retroactive rate reduction worth 0.3
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Building activity up by 36.2 pct in Nov as rebound continues
EconomyMacroeconomypercent since its peak in August 2010. The rate of contraction in housing loans has been hovering
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Industrial turnover and new orders indices post big drops for December
EconomyMacroeconomy-eurozone countries (down 23.4 percent). Most industrial sectors showed a negative growth rate
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Should Greece really ask for a debt haircut?
Agora(and how could we forget?) that the unemployment rate in Greece reached 28 percent in November last year
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What lies at the heart of differences over Greek banks' capital needs?
Economyoptimistic, especially due to the rapidly increasing rate of non-performing loans. Moreover, the IMF’s
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