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Capital controls to be abolished ahead of schedule
EconomyBankingPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced on Monday that the government was moving ahead with the full lifting of the capital controls that have been in place in Greece since the summer of 2015... Euclid Tsakalotos said that the reason the previous government had been unable to implement the full
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August employment balance positive by 3,111
EconomyMacroeconomyas voluntary departures. The proportion of hirings that were for full-time work came to 43.1 percent..., respectively. On an aggregate basis, full-time employment came to 47.3 percent of the total, compared
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Newsletter 219 -13/09/2019
the proposed measures would create. launched in 2020. Also, social security contributions for full-time... for a full-time job. In addition, 20.8 percent were not registered at the public employment office (OAED
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Second day of review yields progress, work needed on fiscal front
EconomyProgramme. The second scenario includes the full implementation of the tax cuts announced by Prime Minister... to implement the Prime Minister’s pledges in full while honouring the commitment of a 3.5 percent
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September employment balance stays positive by 2,651
EconomyMacroeconomydepartures. The proportion of hirings that were for full-time work came to 41.7 percent. During the month.... On an aggregate basis, full-time employment came to 46.5 percent of the total, compared to 41.5 percent
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Athens strives to bridge fiscal gap before unveiling 2020 draft budget
EconomyProgrammeits position. The General Accounting Office now has a full picture of how revenues performed..., it was a full month for the 120-instalment scheme as applicants had to meet the September 30 deadline.
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Defence agreement, views on Turkey attract most interest during Pompeo visit
PoliticsForeign PolicyThe visit of US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to Athens was full of clear messages as well as symbolism. During his visit the two countries signed the revised version of the Mutual Defense... that are included in the revised annex. That means the Greek side will retain full control
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Vital economic legislation lined up as ND seeks compromise over diaspora vote
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government is gearing up for a busy legislative period in the coming months, which will include tax and pension reforms as well as the adoption of the 2020 budget. Parliament’s full assembly..., the full text of which was received by the government on Friday. The court verdicts are expected
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Greek concerns about name deal grow after North Macedonia's EU bid is blocked
PoliticsForeign Policy. In public, the Greek government stresses that it is expecting full implementation of the agreement’s..., the full implementation of the agreement is under question. Greece supported its neighboring country’s EU
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Govt proposes property VAT reduction to kickstart home sales
EconomyFeaturesthe scheme, an increase of 31 percent against the full-year figure for 2018 which came to 4,036 permits... could be aided by the full abolition of capital controls at the end of Q3. Data from the BoG shows
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