Search
-
Greece drops to 72 in Doing Business index as long-term problems persist
EconomyFeaturesthe first available data for Greece in 2004, when Greece scored 57.5 out of 100, where 100 represents... permits In this category, Greece scored 39 out of 190 economies. The score came to 69.9 out of 100..., with the highest score out of 100 being 61.2 in 2015, and the lowest 37.5 in 2005. The current score
17% -
Greek Parliament's budget office questions primary surplus sustainability
EconomyMacroeconomyIn its latest quarterly report released on Friday, the Greek Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) argues that despite significant achievements in 2014, the Greek economy still has a long way to go... include: 1) tourism, alternative sources of tourism, agricultural and fishing tourism, 2) education
17% -
Newsletter 224 -18/10/2019
Draft budget details agreed Athens submits 2020 plan to Brussels as IMF sees lower growth, primary... an agreement with the European institutions over next year’s draft budget, settling differences over...-September budget execution figures showed that there was a strong fiscal outperformance
17% -
About to soar? Greece's economy still needs to be handled with care
Agorapercent this year, which will present the government with serious challenges in terms of budget performance. The revenues side of the budget is already struggling to meet the targets, falling 682 million... trail by under 100 million. Expenditure has been curtailed to make up for the underperformance
17% -
As negotiations start, Greek coalition draws confidence from public opinion
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the payment plan for overdue debts introduced by the previous government, which allows up to 100... the powers of the Financial Crimes Squad (SDOE). According to the 2014 final budget execution data... taxes, while direct taxes rose by 2 percent. Public opinion SYRIZA’s roots as a leftist movement
17% -
Newsletter 34 - 10/07/2015
in 2015 and 250 million in 2016. Military spending will be reduced by 100 million euros in 2015... to be recapitalised sooner rather than later. Budget revenues are also expected to be hit, although a number... of that month. The 0.6 percent month-on-month increase reflects the May sales. 2 Between heaven and hell
17% -
Greece close to agreement that would unlock sale of Astir Vouliagmenis
Economyreceive 300 million from the total consideration of 400 million and HRADF the remaining 100 million... he anticipated privatisation revenues of 3 billion next year, which would be above the 2016 budget target of 2 billion. On top of the mentioned projects, other privatisation targets for 2016 include
17% -
Newsletter 276 -04/12/2020
. On Thursday, health authorities reported another 100 deaths, taking the total to 2,706, while the number... to the second wave of the virus. In line with the Ministry of FInance’s latest budget, the OECD also... challenges. 2 Apartment prices rise by 3.2 pct in Q3 Latest quarter marks eleven consecutive rises The rise
17% -
Policy pledges bolster top two parties as ND erases losses from surveillance affair
PoliticsGreek Politicsand gradually fall for consumption above 1000 KWh/month. The higher band only applies to 2 pct... billion euros in September to 1.1 billion euros in October. The impact on the state budget will be limited to 100 million euros, as 1 billion will come from generators’ profits and emissions trading
17% -
Significant post-election economic challenges await Greek coalition
Economyto be disbursed in June and July subject to the implementation of prior actions. The budget execution so.... Similarly, loans to sole proprietors posted net additions of just 100 million over the past 15 months... by at least 1 pp this year and a further 2 pp in 2015. In contrast, the OECD projects a slower reduction
17%