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Court verdict on 2016 pension reform seen having fiscal impact
Economywith the decision via the pension reform it adopted in May 2016 with the Katrougalos law, named after... and the adoption of the Katrougalos law in May 2016 for which pensioners appear to have a strong claim because
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Unemployment edges down to 16.9 pct, below 17 pct for first time since 2011
EconomyMacroeconomyis the first time that the unemployment rate has dropped under 17 percent since May 2011, when the reading... in decline since the high of 31.6 percent in May 2013. The unemployment rate for men stood at 13.7 percent
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Newsletter 223 -11/10/2019
this Christmas as the SYRIZA government already provided them with a handout in May. Staikouras repeated, though... dropped under 17 percent since May 2011, when the reading also stood at 16.9 percent. During July
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Athens hopes IMF prepayment go-ahead aids case for lower fiscal targets
EconomyProgrammein May. Completing the process would be a significant gain for New Democracy as it tries to amass... indicating that a decision will probably be taken in April 2020 and that the fiscal targets may
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Newsletter 226 -01/11/2019
will probably be taken in April 2020 and that the fiscal targets may be reduced by 1 to 1.3 percentage... that significantly reduce budgetary risks. In May, the CoS ruled that the elimination of civil
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Sino-Greek engagement: Path to 'win-win cooperation' is not always linear
Agoralearned for the Chinese company. In May 2011, Fosun acquired a 9.5 percent stake in the Greek luxury... strings attached. It may also be appropriate at times to say “no, thank you” to a further investment
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Newsletter 227 -08/11/2019
change the scheme within that period. New Democracy believes that this measure may entice... expected in the spring forecasts published in May, compared to a 2 percent estimate in last year’s autumn
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Speculation about snap elections in 2020 refuses to die down
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat will culminate in a defining party congress in the first half of 2020, which may be followed by a bid to get... believe that by talking so openly about snap elections, Tsipras may remove the element of surprise
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ND moves ahead with bill on street protests amid ideological clash with SYRIZA
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the police, SYRIZA’s reaction to the government’s proposals may be exactly what ND is hoping.... The success or failure of the current strategy may depend to a large extent on whether the government
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New pension system, lower primary surpluses among govt targets for 2020
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor pensioners (ND’s response to SYRIZA’s “13th pension” pledge before May’s European Parliament... an official request to the Eurogroup in April or May, with the aim of getting a decision before the next
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