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Building permits increase by 27 pct in August
EconomyMacroeconomyby 1,478 permits. However, it is still roughly 84 percent lower than the 2005 peak. Much of the current building activity also centres around refurbishments rather than new builds. The most recent
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IMF consultation report pinpoints health of Greek banks as central to growth
EconomyBankingsector policies, forbearance, sovereign debt restructuring, deeper-than-expected recession, changing... should include even faster NPE reduction than that proposed by banks and the government, aiming to bring
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Mitsotakis keeps cool over white collar crime claims as poll delivers new boost
PoliticsGreek PoliticsSYRIZA. The survey puts ND on 38 percent, half a point lower than last month, and SYRIZA on 24 percent, which is a full point lower than in October. There is little change further down the order
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October budget primary surplus confirmed at 5.74 bln
EconomyMacroeconomyto 47.30 billion euros, also higher than the target by 95 million euros. The MoF noted that the increase..., beating their target by 95 million euros, and standing 5.6 percent higher than for the same time
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Government opts for modest tax relief, but who will benefit?
EconomyFeaturesto this change, making the impact on disposable income little more than symbolic in absolute terms. Earners... than that implied by the broad pre-election pledges, which could easily have cost in the region of 1.3
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Newsletter 230 -29/11/2019
. The bill was tabled late on Tuesday after more than a dozen changes were made to the draft.... The amount due to the IMF stood in excess of 2 billion euros and was significantly higher than
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Building permits increase by 8.5 pct in September
EconomyMacroeconomyroughly 84 percent lower than the 2005 peak. Much of the current building activity also centres around refurbishments rather than new builds. The most recent quarterly Bank of Greece (BoG) figures
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Budget primary surplus at 6.95 bln in Nov as expenditure drops
EconomyMacroeconomyby 251 million euros. On an aggregate basis, gross revenues came to 52.70 billion euros, higher than... percent higher than for the same time last year. Expenditure Primary expenditure came to 3.27 billion
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Mitsotakis pledges more tax cuts in 2020 amid police violence claims
PoliticsGreek Politicson the welfare system. Those earning less than 12,000 euros do not pay solidarity tax. The first... suggest that the government has the backing of most voters in its efforts to be tougher than its
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BoG sets out positives and next steps for economy, forecasts 2.4 pct growth in 2020
Economy. Overall, the BoG appears more upbeat than in previous reports issued during the SYRIZA administration..., BoG sees the Greek economy growing by 2.4 percent and 2.5 percent, slightly higher than its
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