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Speculation about snap polls after summer revived by PM's US trip
PoliticsGreek PoliticsA strong display by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in Washington has revived rumours that he... recently saw strong turnouts for internal voting procedures and Mitsotakis may have seen this as a warning... an argument that Mitsotakis is better off holding elections before the 2023 budget has to be tabled
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Newsletter 411 - 09/02/2024
principles.EconomyInvestment grade boost visible in strong demand for Greek assetsThe benefits... with a yield of 4.279 pct and strong demand that reached 22 billion euros. At the end of last November... (HFSF), with the transaction attracting very strong interest. Total demand exceeded the offered
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November current account deficit at 954 mln, goods balance improves
EconomyMacroeconomydrop in residents' holdings of foreign bonds and T-Bills. A net fall in liabilities was driven by a fall of 2 billion in non-residents holdings of Greek government bonds and T-Bills. Reserve assets fell... prices). The improvement in the services balance in the year to date stemmed from a strong
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Current account balance shows surplus of 300.6 mln in May
EconomyMacroeconomyby 7.8 percent YoY despite a 2.6 percent fall in overseas arrivals. The primary income balance came.... The secondary income balance showed a strong surplus of 736.6 million, improving fully from a slight... showed a net decrease in residents’ external assets which was driven by a fall of 606 million
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IMF insists fiscal targets unrealistic, cites historical evidence to support case
EconomyProgrammemakes a specific point to highlight the significance of economic conditions in achieving and holding... the high surplus period they had strong real GDP growth (2.7 percent) and high inflation (4 percent... to the Fund suggest that sustained periods of high primary surpluses require strong economic growth
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Newsletter 141
the prospective alliance in a strong position after the next elections, especially if New Democracy, which... budget sees strong growth in 2018 Several key items revised against both the MTFS and draft budget... of the economy, has remained consistently strong with the Greek Tourism Confederation estimating foreign
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Greece and the euro: The flight of Icarus
Agorapublic deficit and debt fall. This satisfied European policymakers that Greece was on its way towards... politics since the fall of the dictatorship in 1974 had been responsible for creating numerous.... The glory was fleeting. Within a few months of holding the Olympics, Greece became the first EU country
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Newsletter 47 - 16/10/2015
in Q3 and 3.5 percent in Q4. This results in a GDP fall of 0.7 percent this year, which is much softer... expects a bigger decline in 2016, when it believes GDP will fall by 2 to 3 percent. In its latest Greece... estimates. Its quarterly review report predicted that GDP would fall by 1.5 to 2 percent this year
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Newsletter 63 - 19/02/2016
will be ready to compromise and those who refuse to discuss a deal can be singled out as holding extreme... to change that. Consumer price fall accelerates The fall in the Greek Consumer Price Index (CPI... decline. Fall in apartment prices eases Greek apartment prices decreased by 5.4 percent in the fourth
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Newsletter 87 - 09/09/2016
Private sector arrears fall New tax debts increase by 811 mln in July The general government (GG... percent in 2013 to 28 percent in 2014, the biggest fall among the EU member states. The Hellenic... in the Balkans and central Europe, the EU–Turkey agreement triggered a significant enough fall
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