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Newsletter 191 -25/01/2018
at 97.84 euros, very slightly down from last year’s figure of 97.89 euros. Around 1.1 million main... expenditure per trip edged down by 0.5 percent to 523.70 euros in the aggregate period versus 526.20
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Jan economic sentiment at 99.6 as consumer confidence posts best reading since 2009
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s economic sentiment (ESI) was down by 1.3 points to 99.6 in January compared to a reading of 100.9 points in December 2018, European Commission (EC) figures revealed on Wednesday. The EC... to the same month last year, construction confidence has edged down by 0.9 points.
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Unemployment rate at 18.5 pct in Nov as jobless drop below 900,000
EconomyMacroeconomyfor men stood at 14.3 percent, declining by 2.9 pps year-on-year. Broken down by age group, the largest... year-on-year. Although youth employment went down the most in August 2018 compared to last year
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Bad news
Agoraby them. Some did not take down or adjust the story at all, others left it up for hours, some adjusted... difficult conditions is being let down by systemic failure. The discussion about what is causing
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Primary surplus targets become part of main political agenda ahead of elections
PoliticsGreek Politicsby a senior government official, who claimed that bringing down primary surplus targets is also a goal... and the privatisation programme, but that if Greece is able to show that its borrowing costs have come down
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Contraction of 0.1 pct in Q4 sees 2018 GDP fall slightly below target at 1.9 pct
EconomyMacroeconomyfor the full year. Imports Breaking down the components of imports in Q4, imports of goods decreased... anticipated real GDP growth of 2.1 percent in 2018, down from their initial forecast of 2.6 percent
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Unemployment rate falls to 18 pct in Dec, lowest since July 2011
EconomyMacroeconomy, the decline was stronger, with the unemployed down by 138,274 - a 14 percent decrease. The unemployed figure... by 2.6 pps year-on-year. Broken down by age group, the lowest unemployment rate is in the 65-74 bracket
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Turnover in tourism grows by 2.8 pct during Q4 and 9 pct in 2018
EconomyMacroeconomystood at 9 percent versus 8.2 percent in 2017. Broken down by component, the index in accommodation rose... expenditure per trip edged down very slightly by 0.2 percent to 521.10 euros in 2018 versus 522.30 euros
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IMF outlines areas in which Greece needs further reforms, where it should apply caution
EconomyProgrammeto accelerate further this year, but cautions that the reform momentum is slowing down, and risks... in 2019, up from 2.1 percent last year. Growth is seen slowing down to 2.2 percent next year and 1.6
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Government move over primary residences raises questions
PoliticsGreek Politicson Wednesday, the European Commission sought to play down talk of a rift between the two sides that would... over the pension cuts late last year, the government also seems to avoid getting too bogged down
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