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Greeks' views on Muslims out of step with other Europeans, survey indicates
Societyin their views towards Muslims in Greece than people in the right Germany are of Muslims in their country... they had a negative view of Muslims, this was higher than the response of people on the right... crime than the average. The poll also shows that Greeks are the most negatively disposed towards
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How the pension fund that invested heavily in Attica Bank lost half its reserves
Agoraincreased to 50.67 percent from 42.87 percent, meaning that TSMEDE covered more than half of Attica.... This means that TSMEDE injected again more than half of the capital Attica raised from private... than 450 million was placed in 2013 and 2015. The acquisition cost of the 1.32 billion Attica shares
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IMF sees primary surplus of 0.7 pct of GDP in 2017, debt ratio peaking at 184.7 pct
Economyof 0.1 percent of GDP in 2016, lower than the third eurozone bailout programme target of 0.5... of 0.7 percent of GDP, still remaining more than 1 percentage point lower than the programme target... decreasing to 174.8 percent in 2017. The latter stands 10 percentage points lower than that of the IMF
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Greek households continue to slash spending on goods and services
Societyin 2015 than in 2014. On the flip side, they ate more pasta (+ 4.9 percent) and yoghurt (+ 3.8 percent... (2,979.72 euros, or 209.9 percent of the average) than households led by an unemployed or economically..., the consumption expenditure of the 5th quintile (1,787.19 euros) is 5.6 times higher than
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Budget for 2017 sees primary surplus at 2 pct on 2.6 bln fiscal measures, strong growth
EconomyMacroeconomy, is expected to reach 1.09 percent of GDP in 2016, higher than both the draft budget estimate of 0.63... front, primary expenditure is projected to drop by more than 1.4 billion euros to around 44 billion... million in 2017, down by more than 100 million from 2016 figure of 586 million. Revenue
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Another spin of the wheel for Greece
AgoraThere couldn’t have been a more fitting end to the year in Greece than the Ferris Wheel fiasco... of more than 3 billion euros. Meanwhile, lenders’ non-performing exposure continued to rise... percentage said it did “with some difficulty”. This is more than double the EU average. Greece
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Greece’s M&A market stagnates during recession
EconomyFeaturespercent have more than five deals in the pipeline. The sectors with the strongest appetite... activity in the Greek market had been low in 2015, but still better than expected. In all of 2015... percentage points and an economic sentiment deficit 24 percentage points lower than the European average
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Higher number of firms and employees, increased average wage in private sector in 2016
EconomyMacroeconomywere employed in more than one firm. The number of companies has increased by 10,870 from 2015... also 541 large corporates employing more than 250 employees each. As it was also evident last year... part-timers, around 41 percent received a salary up to 1,000 euros, more than 20 percent between
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Pensions main source of finance for half of households as income falls again
Societyof households reporting that they were worse off quantitatively and qualitatively than before... (37.1 percent) homes said they survived on less than 10,000 euros a year, up from 36.3... with more than five members, unemployed members and on low incomes found it hardest to cover basic needs
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Greek women in crisis
Agorathose who have been looking for work for longer than 12 months, 62.35 percent are women. This is equivalent to more than half a million women. However, informal unemployment for women is estimated... than the global average of 23 percent but in certain sectors, the inequalities are startling
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