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Newsletter 333 - 01/04/2022
with the electoral scheme and holding a vote before his four-year term is up seems a natural reaction to recent... of 1 pct in 2022. Due to the increase in economic activity that was anticipated at a growth rate...-financing as higher volumes would compensate for the rate reductions.MacroeconomyCharts
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Newsletter 435 - 04/10/2024
Kasselakis is holding off any decision until he knows which delegates will participate in the upcoming... that firms see this subdued demand as a temporary issue. Unemployment Greece’s unemployment rate stayed..., the unemployment rate was 11.4 pct. This level of unemployment is the lowest since the summer of 2009
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Newsletter 456 - 21/03/2025
is reportedly focussing on bringing down the income tax rate for those earning 20,000 and 50,000 euros... - holding 14 of the 27 seats on the panel – voted to accept his request on Thursday. The opposition... interest offered on deposits led to one of the highest interest rate spreads in the EU. The RRF
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Newsletter 492 - 23/01/2026
holding 157 seats, the government needs at least 43 opposition lawmakers to back the plan. Of course... rate moved to its lowest since 2008, at 7.5 pct in December, from 8.1 pct in the previous month and 9.4... million, unemployed dropped by roughly 88,000 annually. The rate for women stood at 9.9 pct and at 5.5 pct
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The case for a general government balance sheet
Agora. It is, however, also true that holding so much cash is inefficient and costly, because cash assets... then be discounted at the government’s envisioned average interest rate on the debt. This discounted stream... that both the Greek and the euro area governments tend to increase their liquidity holdings in times
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Greek debt: A case of learned helplessness?
Agorawas offered a loan arrangement that would act as a temporary holding operation until an unprepared... preferred terms of loan extensions and some further interest rate reductions. There is a lot to debate... that eurozone central banks made from their Greek bond holdings is opposed by some within
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Newsletter 7 - 12/12/2014
of the presidential vote has two distinct advantages. By holding the ballots on December 17, 23 and 29, rather than...). Unemployment down to 25.7 pct The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate declined for the seventh... dilution of HFSF bank holdings. As a result, the HFSF currently holds a minority share in Eurobank (35.4
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Range of issues unresolved as programme talks resume in Athens
EconomyProgrammeabove 20-25,000 euros. Higher taxes are also expected from an increase in the tax rate on income from... would reportedly operate as a holding company with assets stemming from four entities. These would... Stability Fund (HFSF) holdings in core banks, the 70,000 properties of the Public Properties Company
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Greece and troika agree 2013 primary surplus will be just 500 mln - here's why
EconomyProgrammeto the target. Holding back on investment has cost Greece dearly as these investments have a high... as well. So far, only 173 million euros has been spent on military procuments, which is an execution rate
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What do EBA tests reveal, or fail to highlight, about Greek banks?
Economylimited (up to 1 billion euros each), except National holding Titlos, a 5.1 billion euros nominal value floating rate asset-backed note, which was excluded from both bond transactions. The four Greek
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