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Greece worst of 36 countries for patient rights in healthcare
SocietyGreek, along with Montenegrin, patients have the lowest level of patient rights and access to information among 36 countries in Europe, according to a new report. Greece performs poorly in offering patients no-fault malpractice insurance, the right to a second opinion and access to their own
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General gov't primary cash surplus up to 5 bln in 2016, arrears fall by 1.1 bln in Dec
EconomyMacroeconomycreated in the second half of 2016 and 2.35 billion in the whole year. The most notable month
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Trade deficit increases 4.8 pct in Dec and 4.5 pct in 2016 on rising imports
EconomyMacroeconomy. Specifically, imports headed north for the second straight month at an accelerating pace and stood at 3.87
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IMF far more pessimistic than eurozone on Greek debt, urges significant relief
EconomyProgrammeon ESM loans to 17 and 20 years for EFSF and Greek Loan Facility (GLF) loans. The second measure relates
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IMF sees much scope for reform progress, particularly on tax in Article IV report
EconomyProgrammethe second highest in the euro area. Growth IMF projects a modest GDP growth of 0.4 percent in 2016
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Unemployment rate stable at 23 pct in November
EconomyMacroeconomyfigure by 76,500. Τhe non-seasonally adjusted (NSA) unemployment headed north for the second straight
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Apartment prices drop 0.6 pct in Q4 and 2.2 pct overall in 2016
EconomyMacroeconomythe record low of 59.3 in Q3 to 59.6 in Q4, which is the second lowest reading since 2006, which is from
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Lenders to put onus on Tsipras with offer to wrap up review
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe first being legislated now and the second being included in the extended fiscal mechanism that Athens
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Stocks fall for fifth straight week, edging down 0.8 pct
EconomyThe Greek equity market continued heading south this week, remaining weak until Thursday amid the lack of any progress in negotiations with lenders on the second programme review. The negative sentiment was also fuelled by the publication of the International Monetary Fund reports that revealed
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Lenders make proposal to Athens but no immediate breakthrough expected
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreece and its lenders moved a step closer towards overcoming the impasse in the second review on Friday but it seems unlikely that an agreement will be reached by the Eurogroup on February 20. Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos met with the heads of the institutions and Eurogroup chief Jeroen
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