Search
-
General government primary cash surplus expands to 3.9 bln by August, arrears drop further to 6.3 bln
EconomyMacroeconomy. Those figures most likely indicate transfers for arrears’ payments rather than actual payments... of more than 100 million year to date. In addition, hospitals are the only sector recording a slight
1% -
Newsletter 91 - 07/10/2016
for the debt-to-GDP ratio stands at 184.7 percent in 2017, almost 10 percentage points higher than... it possible for more than half of taxpayers to avoid exceeding the threshold, in particular farmers, fixed
1% -
Athens mulls Erdogan comment on Aegean islands, sees Cyprus talks dragging on
PoliticsForeign Policythan those over which her sovereignty is recognised by the said Treaty, the future... than the islands of Imbros, Tenedos and Rabit Islands, particularly the islands of Lemnos
1% -
Despite the drama, Kammenos proves reliable coalition partner for Tsipras
PoliticsGreek Politicscountry as “Macedonia” rather than the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM), touching another... to an end and he feels he can salvage his reputation by jumping ship. Rather than genuine threats
1% -
September drop of 3.1 bln is 15th straight month of decline in Eurosystem funding
EconomyMacroeconomy, its lowest level since December 2012. It has dropped by more than 12 billion euros since June 2015... in September, the funding mix slightly shifted towards ELA funding, which now makes up more than 63 percent
1% -
Tsipras makes end-year debt deal government's top priority
PoliticsGreek Politicsregarding the upcoming review. Tsipras suggested it would be “less difficult” than the first... more than just the short-term debt relief measures by Christmas. Finance Ministry officials told
1% -
ELSTAT revises nominal 2015 GDP contraction to 1.3 pct
EconomyMacroeconomyannounced on March 4. This means that the Greek economy’s recession (in nominal terms) was deeper than... now stands at 175.7 billion euros, 326 million, or 0.2 percent, lower than the figure of 176.02
1% -
Crisis sees Greeks change eating habits, cut back on eating out
Societyof the daily diet of Greeks than in 2011, while sweets, legumes, pasta, chicken, eggs and milk... than six out of ten consumers (63 percent) said the economic crisis has affected their food
1% -
SYRIZA congress gives Tsipras benefit of doubt, more time to deliver
PoliticsGreek Politicspositions within the party structure could have more influence than some ministers. The combination... the institutions and more space for the coalition to eke out some policies of its own, rather than
1% -
Stournaras outlines conditions for strong 2017 growth, calls for debt relief measures soon
EconomyMacroeconomy. As a result, travel receipts from the UK made up less than 12 percent of total travel revenues in July from more than 17 percent in the corresponding period last year. The tourism-related activities
1%