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Criticism of Athens "Great Walk" prompts debate on public spaces
PoliticsGreek Politicsundemocratic and ineffective”. Iliopoulos said that 2 million euros had been wasted on unsuitable fittings
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Overall loan interest rate drops to 4.23 pct in May
EconomyMacroeconomyloans dropped by 2 bps to 3.86 percent. The spread between existing loan and deposit rates fell
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OECD forecasts unemployment increase into 2021
EconomyFeatures. Scenario 2 sees GDP falling by 8 percent, leading to job losses of 153,000 while scenario 3, which
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OECD releases new outlook calling for sustained reforms post Covid-19
EconomyThe latest OECD outlook for Greece, made public on Wednesday, has shown that Greece’s economy was growing at the steady pace of close to 2 percent in the three years before the coronavirus pandemic, which heralded a slowdown. The OECD noted that while Greece has been successful in containing
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R&D and innovation remain low in Greece, OECD finds
EconomyFeaturesscientists. Based on OECD research, Greece lost 2 percent of scientific authors in 2016 to outflows, which
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Greece on alert over Turkish maritime plans, senses EU backing
PoliticsForeign PolicyAthens is on alert after Turkey announce plans, via a NAVTEX advisory on Tuesday, for a seismic survey south and east of the Greek island of Kastellorizo between July 21 and August 2. However, diplomatic contacts are being made behind the scenes in a bid to defuse the situation. Germany
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Athens hoping for de-escalation in Aegean as it seeks pension backpay solution
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe necessary weight to have an impact on Erdogan’s decisions. The NAVTEX is valid until August 2, which means
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Economic sentiment at 90.7 in Aug, construction and retail dip
EconomyMacroeconomyworsened by 57.6 points. Retail trade fell by 2 points month-on-month to -20.3 points, and worsened
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PM seeks fine balance as he prepares to unveil latest set of fiscal measures
PoliticsGreek Politicsand pushing to 2021 around 1.5 to 2 billion euros of deferred tax and social security payments
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Retail turnover drops by 6.9 pct in June, volume drops by 7.3 pct
EconomyMacroeconomy. Compared to August 2019, consumer confidence has dropped by 26.8 points. Retail trade fell by 2 points
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