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Newsletter 207 -24/05/2019
offset by the improved services balance. Greece’s current account (C/A) deficit accelerated to 1.5... by the improved services balance. Additionally, the primary and secondary income accounts deteriorated
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CPI edges up by 0.2 pct in May
EconomyMacroeconomy. Additionally, the goods’ and services’ indices rose by 0.3 and 0.1 percent, respectively. The harmonised... and services (-1.4 percent). Further marginal drops were seen in other categories, from 0.7 percent to 0.8
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Consumer confidence at highest since January, economic sentiment stable
EconomyMacroeconomy. The services index rose by 0.6 points month-on-month to 7.9 points, the highest rate in three months and marking a third consecutive month of improvements. Year-on-year, the services confidence
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BoG report highlights economic challenges, proposes way forward
Economythe recent quarters have been services exports, private consumption and higher investment spending... services in the economy Focus on the knowledge triangle (education, research, innovation
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CPI remains static in July
EconomyMacroeconomy, the goods’ index fell by 0.7 while the services index increased by 1 percent. The harmonised index... and services. Rises were noted in communication (+3.6 percent), transport (+2.5 percent) and health
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ND tries to stay on top of wildfire as court battle looms over Competition Commission
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe emergency services are performing. Similarly, Central Greece governor Kostas Bakoyannis, who is due... of the situation and that the effort to coordinate the emergency services is running smoothly despite
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VAT gap remains high as non-compliance overtakes revenue rise
EconomyFeatureson tourism products and services, a three-year VAT holiday on construction and the overall reduction... a country could theoretically generate if it applied a uniform VAT rate on all goods and services
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CPI drops by 0.2 pct in August
EconomyMacroeconomythe services index increased by 0.6 percent. The harmonised index of consumer prices (HICP) rose by 0.1... fall in household equipment, plus a 1.7 percent decline in miscellaneous goods and services. Smaller
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Number of private sector employees rises by 78,391 in 2019
EconomyMacroeconomypercent in catering and food services and 9.7 percent in wholesale trade. The respective breakdown for employees showed that 13.3 percent were employed in retail trade, 11 in catering and food services
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BoG sets out positives and next steps for economy, forecasts 2.4 pct growth in 2020
Economyprivatisations and development of public real estate. Exports of goods and services growth... services growth. Imports will also rise, as domestic demand picks up and exports grow, due to the heavy
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