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Parties reach consensus on broadcasting watchdog after coalition backs off
PoliticsGreek PoliticsCourt president Athanasios Koutroumanos, and to drop its goal of limiting the number of licences... relief, which he hopes will set up Greece for a year of strong growth in 2017. This now seems his only
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Stocks rebound 1.5 pct during week, banks climb 4.6 pct
Economyedged up to 40 million euros this week from 38 million in the previous week. Market news Foreign... an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) of NBG. Hellenic Telecom (OTE) posted a drop of 28.6 percent in third
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Industrial turnover rises at accelerating pace of 9.4 pct in Sept
EconomyMacroeconomynotable drop was posted in mining of coal and lignite (-57.6 percent) followed by repair... by the European Commission edged up by 1.5 points to -4.7 in October, after a short-lived decrease
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Attacks on Chios refugee camp underline precarious balance on islands
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor Greece is edging up towards 62,500. The UNHCR said that it has tried to ease the overcrowding on Chios... for the migrants’ plight, islanders saw tourism revenues drop this summer and this has stoked some resentment
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As Greeks wait for Brussels deal, general dissatisfaction reigns at home
PoliticsGreek Politicsnot pleased with the opposition. Interestingly, there was a drop of six points in the percentage of Greeks... leader in his initial comments on Saturday and followed this up with a trip to Havana for the funeral
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Greeks’ wealth fell by 0.6 pct in 2016 for third straight decline
Economyis the second highest drop after Brazil (-6.2 percent), while Greek market capitalisation posted... with financial assets making up 22.5 percent of the total figure and equities accounting for only one fourth
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Greece lags in basic skills for youth but improves in educational attainment
Societypercent of females. For foreign-born pupils, who are almost four times more likely to drop out of school... potential for the take-up of new professions, the report says. The Commission report referenced
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Retail sales grow for second straight month in Oct with 1.3 pct rise
EconomyMacroeconomy) and automotive fuel (+4.3 percent) was outweighed by a marked drop in books, stationery and other goods (-12... up 0.4 percent month on month (MoM), after a bigger rise by 1 percent MoM in September, and stood
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PMI rises to 49.3 in Dec but likelihood of growth remains slim
EconomyMacroeconomy. Greek manufacturers reported a drop in their backlogs in December. This has been the case since July... will be hopeful that the new year can bring renewed growth, but until consumption picks up and can
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Early tourism estimates point to increased airline pre-bookings and lower cruise passengers in 2017
EconomyMacroeconomy. SETE chairman Andreas Andreadis recently said that lower tourism revenues are attributed to a drop... airports rose by 8.9 percent to 16.55 million in the 11-month period, while road arrivals edged up 0.3
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