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Greek-Turkish relations set for turbulence after court rejects soldiers' extradition
PoliticsForeign Policyfor the conference to be held soon. The matter will be discussed in more detail on February 1, when
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Economic sentiment stays stable at 95.1 in Jan, consumer confidence dives 3.4 pts
EconomyMacroeconomy) and consumer confidence (-1 point).
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New overdue taxes jump by 1.3 bln in Dec, total stock climbs to 54 pct of GDP
EconomyMacroeconomystood close to 1 billion with the collectability rate at 74.1 percent, while corporate income tax
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Greece worst of 36 countries for patient rights in healthcare
Societydecline” in healthcare spend per capita, which fell 28 percent from 2009 and 2011 but increased by 1
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Adverse weather pushes Jan manufacturing PMI to lowest level for 16 months
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s Manufacturing PMI fell by 2.7 points in January after improving by 1 point in the previous month, the Markit survey displayed on Wednesday. The PMI landed at 46.6, which is the lowest reading since September 2015 and stands well below the long-run average of 49.4. The downturn is mostly
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IMF argues case for further reform of pension system
EconomyProgrammerules to existing pensions, which could deliver savings of 1 percent of GDP in the medium-term
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Greek banks stepped up write-offs in 2016, provisions increased at slowest pace since 2008
EconomyBankingGreek banks stepped up the number of write-offs in 2016 compared to the previous years, the Bank of Greece (BoG) revealed. Specifically, write-offs in the Greek market reached a record high of 2.54 billion euros in 2016, up by more than 1 billion from the 2015 figure of 1.46 billion. The previous
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European Commission positive on Greece's macro and fiscal prospects
EconomyMacroeconomyinflation of 1.3 and 1 percent is expected for 2017 and 2018 respectively. The key downside risks
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Q4 GDP contracts 0.4 pct QoQ, growth of 0.3 pct in 2016
EconomyMacroeconomypercent in 2016. In the 9-month period of 2016, private consumption increased by 1 percent, while
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Greece near bottom of OECD rankings for spending on R&D
Societywas equal to just 1 percent of GDP in 2015. Greece came before Poland and Turkey (33rd and 34th place
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