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Newsletter 445 - 13/12/2024
the conservatives win the next national vote but with fewer than 151 seats in Parliament. Given.... The PASOK leader’s flat denial is clearly aimed at ending such speculation, which could prove... pushed up the debt load in the case of Greece to more than 209 pct of GDP in 2020, and the primary
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Our most popular stories in 2014
Agora, the government is estimated to have collected more than 2.5 billion euros from Greek taxpayers... then things get even more complicated. The Supreme Court’s decision would clash with a ruling from... a number of households are living in their shops. On home ownership, the study displayed that more than
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EU Council boosts recovery fund hopes, falls short on Turkey
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreece did not get the commitment it was looking for from its European partners on sanctions... to adopt conclusions on Turkey that were less decisive than the Greek side was hoping for. Although... economy is set to contract by more than 10 pct this year, these funds are vital to the government’s
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Macroeconomic fundamentals for Greece
AgoraCountries can get caught up in the hamster wheel of daily noise. The cyclical ups and downs can become such a fixation that little else makes it onto the radar screen. Citizens then get a sense... WWII. Note also that the WAP increased faster than the overall population before 2000
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Rise of small parties creates pre- and post-election complications
PoliticsGreek Politics. MeRA25 is projected to get no more than 1.8 pct. If replicated on June 25, these results would lead... but also suggesting that post-election politics could be more turbulent than the centre-right leader... parties will enter Parliament. This is two more than the five parties which elected MPs last month
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Why is it taking so long for the pandemic to end in North Macedonia?
Agorapeople died than if there had not been a pandemic. By that time, about 5,500 COVID-19 deaths had... to mistrust is misinformation. Many citizens do not follow the recommendations or refuse to get.... With every 100,000 people who get vaccinated in North Macedonia, we save an average of 750 people (see Graph
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2014 draft budget: An ambitious fiscal consolidation targeting a primary surplus of 1.6 pct
EconomyMacroeconomythe respective primary surplus figure (0.2 percent of GDP) is marginally lower than the initial target (0.3... in 2014 from -7.0 percent in 2013). Note that nominal GDP is anticipated to remain almost flat yoy..., the MoF anticipates that the revenue shortfall of 805 million on a cash basis for 2013 will be more than
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Unemployment rate remained unchanged at 27.3 pct in August
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EconomyMacroeconomyThe seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in August stayed flat at 27.3 percent, following... lower than the historic high of 27.5 percent in May this year. Despite an increase in the number..., the unemployment rate has more than doubled from August 2010 figure of 12.8 percent. At the same time
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With troika OK pending, 2014 budget sees primary surplus at 1.6 pct of GDP
EconomyMacroeconomyprojections are higher than those incorporated in the 2014 draft budget, which saw a primary... flat yoy at 183.1 billion in 2014 from 182.9 billion in 2013. It is noteworthy that the Ministry... for 2013 will be more than offset on an accrual basis with additional revenues of 1.16 billion
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Deposits edged up in Nov but credit contraction was close to 4 pct
EconomyMacroeconomy. The monthly flow reflects sight additions of 538 million more than offsetting time outflows of 122 million... proprietors remained flat yoy at 13.88 billion with marginal net deductions of 13 million in November. What... data. This corresponds to a total stock of 66 billion loans that are past due for more than 90 days
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