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Economic sentiment at 113.2 in Feb, strong improvement in services and retail
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s economic sentiment (ESI) rose by 3.7 points in February to reach 113.2 points, European Commission (EC) figures showed on Thursday. The EC noted that the ESI figures have been historically... (EEI). This indicator has been designed to complement the growth-related focus of the ESI
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Economic sentiment on up again after 4.2 pt rise in Jan
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s economic sentiment (ESI) continued its upward trend in January, after a pause in December, increasing by 4.2 points to 114.2, according to European Commission figures released on Friday. ESI... reported in January is the highest of the series. Over the rolling 12-month period, the ESI has
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Greek business feeling the pinch from capital controls
Economyinternational presence. At the same time, the continuing difficulties in the handling and shipping of raw... to the Greek International Business Association (SEVE), around 80 percent of the required raw... companies buy raw materials from importers of those products. Under current circumstances, importers
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PMI rises to 54.7 in March as first quarter comes to strong end
EconomyMacroeconomymonths, stemming from higher raw material costs and a poor harvest. However, firms sought to remain... prices. Input buying also picked up pace as firms replaced depleted raw material stocks. Overall... their output charges for the second month running following a sharp increase in raw material prices, despite
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ELAS emerges as clear winner among new entrants, Elpida falters
PoliticsGreek Politicsnew party 21.4 pct, compared to New Democracy’s 28.3 pct. New Democracy’s raw figure of 25.8 pct has... Karystianou’s party Elpida falls two points to 9.4 pct raw (11.9 pct projected), while PASOK inches..., SYRIZA, is experiencing complete deflation with just 1 pct of the raw vote and 1.2 pct
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PM launches tech “investment marathon” in US as fuel prices dominate domestic agenda
PoliticsGreek Politics, ND's raw voting intention ranges from 23.8 pct (MRB) to 27.5 pct (Marc), with Pulse at 26.5 pct, GPO... remaining third; ELAS holds a generally double-digit lead over PASOK, polling 13.5-14.5 pct raw, or up... pct doubt ND can win an outright majority. The poll put ND on 24 pct raw voting intention (29.7 pct
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Is New Democracy really trying to ease political tension?
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAddressing the nation in the wake of anti-fascist rapper Pavlos Fyssas's murder by a Golden Dawn... together Greece's leftist parties as "extreme opposition." "The cases of Golden Dawn on the one hand... with the so-called "theory of the two extremes". As the theory would have it, if Golden Dawn is one
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New Democracy on course for clear majority, opinion polls suggest
PoliticsGreek Politicslike to squeeze Greek Solution and neoNazi Golden Dawn to such an extent that they fail to meet... support away from Greek Solution and Golden Dawn, as well as attract more undecided Greeks or those who... percent, SYRIZA on 23.7, KINAL 6.2, KKE 5.1, Golden Dawn 4.6, MeRA25, the party led by former finance
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Govt holds off on new Covid-19 measures as public reacts to GD ruling
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAs Greece keenly waits for the sentencing process in the Golden Dawn trial to be completed... in the Golden Dawn case indicates that the Greek public is largely pleased with the outcome, but it also... percent. Despite Golden Dawn being declared a criminal organisation and its political activities being
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SYRIZA ups stakes over bankruptcy code as govt faces embarrassment over missing GD bigwig
PoliticsGreek Politicsdevelopments, such as Covid-19 and the sentencing in the Golden Dawn trial. By tabling the motion... of buying it back after 12 years. Golden Dawn New Democracy has also been put on the spot over the apparent absconding of Golden Dawn deputy leader Christos Pappas, who has not appeared before authorities
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