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Talk of refugee returns adds to stretched Greece's anxiety
PoliticsForeign Policyproblem is on the islands, where there are more than 12,500 migrants even though the official capacity... than 50. The increase in arrivals coupled with the slow rate at which refugees are leaving
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Greek VAT gap narrowed 22.4 pct to 4.9 bln in 2014, EC report shows
Economy, just 83 million higher than the 2013 figure. However, the VTTL fell by 7.1 percent or by 1.34 billion..., markedly higher than the EU average of 14.9 percent.
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Effort to unite PASOK and Potami seems to have hit a wall
PoliticsGreek Politicsfaces is highlighted by the fact that he is only slightly more popular than Tsipras (19.5 percent... to set out at the Thessaloniki International Fair will be more convincing than the one Tsipras is due
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Signs of optimism in Greek banks' Q2 results but NPL challenge lies ahead
Agorarose by less than 100 and 300 million euros respectively in Q2. Overall, the NPE ratio remained stable... of pillar II bonds. The cash value of the latter more than halved to 4.9 billion euros recently from 10
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Tsipras limits pledges and expectations in Thessaloniki
PoliticsGreek Politicsof pledges made was considerably lower than in years gone by. Tsipras, for instance, was not tempted... slightly less painful reading than other recent surveys for Tsipras. It still showed SYRIZA trailing
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Greek SMEs continue to have bleak view of their future
SocietyThe vast majority of small and medium-sized businesses are in a more difficult financial position than ever before and there is a risk that the overall job losses in the sector could hit 55,000... percent) than bigger businesses (with five employees or more). The survey found almost 70 percent
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Government tries to limit damage from corruption claims but more tests lie ahead
PoliticsGreek Politicsand Q4 would have to produce better results than expected. Q2 GDP was up by 0.2 percent... recovery could be higher than the 2.7 percent of GDP that has been forecasted. He stressed the important
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New overdue taxes climb 1.4 bln in Aug, total stock edges up to 91.6 bln
EconomyMacroeconomy. Overall, collected revenues from VAT and corporate income tax were around 245 million lower than those due... per month there are more than 1.1 billion of unpaid taxes. The evolution of four key taxes shows
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Multi-bill approved, coalition looks for positive news to fend off opposition attacks
PoliticsGreek Politicsif it is just short-term measures rather than a comprehensive package. The pounding the government has taken..., Toxotis, (more than 50 million euros in 2015 against a background of falling deposits and capital
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Draft budget sees primary surplus at 1.8 pct of GDP in 2017, revenue interventions of 2.5 bln
EconomyMacroeconomythe anticipated import rise of 3.3 percent. The unemployment rate is projected to slip by more than 1 percentage... significantly lower than expected SMP and ANFA revenues. Net revenues are seen slightly rising by 0.3
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