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FDI, rather than tax cuts, holds key to stronger growth rates - study
EconomyFeaturesconcluded that if FDI increases by 2 billion euros by 2020, this would raise fixed investment by nearly 8... percent higher. Without FDI inflows of around 2 billion per year, it will take Greece until 2035
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Primary surplus targets become part of main political agenda ahead of elections
PoliticsGreek Politicsas the demand for a primary surplus of around 2 percent for the medium-term beyond then. He argued... he is proposing in order to ensure that revenues do not fall short. “This country cannot grow a 2
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Unemployment rate edged up again in Jan, reaching 18.5 pct
EconomyMacroeconomymonth-on-month and by 7,350 year-on-year. The unemployment rate among women fell by 2 percentage points... percent in May 2013. The unemployment rate for men also fell by 2 pps and came to 23.6 percent
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The main economic challenges that will define the Mitsotakis reign
Agorarecently seen its bond yields drop, with the 10-year falling below 2 percent. To top it all, debt... than the predicted 2 percent or below. Fiscal Mitsotakis has presented a very ambitious programme
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Greece falls to 79 out of 190 economies in ease of doing business ranking
EconomyFeaturesof 45 out of 100. On the score on the strength of legal rights, Greece scored 2 out of 12 compared..., losing 10 places compared to a year ago. The time it takes to resolve an insolvency has risen from 2
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Greek pupils score below average in international rankings as long-term problems persist
Societyproblems in all three disciplines. From long-term average scores, Greece lost score 2 points..., the latest results showed that Greece lost 10 points in reading, 2 points in mathematics and 3 points
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Newsletter 231 -06/12/2019
YoY, while gross fixed capital formation showed an increase of 2 percent. Compared to Q3 2018... imports of goods decreased by 2.9 percent and imports of services rose by 8.6 percent. 2 GDP rises by 0.6
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Lenders conclude 'productive' talks on fifth review but issues remain as Athens targets fiscal space
EconomyProgrammewent sour during the crisis will also need to be settled as banks are claiming more than 2 billion... rates by 2 percentage points. Combined these two interventions require close to 1.9 billion euros
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EC ups growth to 2.2 pct in 2019, sees growth in 2020 at 2.4 pct
EconomyMacroeconomyat 2 percent. The Commission notes that based on the first three quarters available data, real GDP..., with the rise of those employed at 2 percent year-on-year, pushing the rate of unemployment down to 16.6
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Retail turnover edged up by 0.2 pct in Dec, annual increase at 1.3 pct
EconomyMacroeconomyat 1.3 percent compared to an increase of 2 percent in 2018. The corresponding volume index dropped...) and supermarkets (-2 percent). The monthly seasonally adjusted (SA) retail sales index in December fell
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