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CPI falls at slightly higher pace of 1 pct in September
EconomyMacroeconomyrespectively. For this year, the 12-month trailing index points to a decline of 0.9 percent. The IMF... in 2017. The 2017 draft budget foresees HICP to remain flat in 2016 and increase by 0.6 percent next year.
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CPI falls at faster pace of 0.9 pct in November
EconomyMacroeconomy, mainly due to a decrease in the goods index by 1.5 percent, while the services index stayed flat.... In 2015, CPI fell by 1.7 percent, which was the biggest annual drop since 2013, while this year’s twelve... Commission (EC) and OECD forecasts point to almost zero HICP in 2016. For next year, the government
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CPI up again in June with 1 pct increase
EconomyMacroeconomyafter four years. The core index edged up by 0.4 percent after staying flat in May while the goods.... The Finance Ministry and the European Commission are expecting HICP to increase by 1.2 percent this year..., covering the fall of -10.4 which was registered in May. On a year-to-date basis, the indicator has
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PM unveils 'Greece 2.0' plan to use EU recovery funds, transform economy
Economypillars of the plan. The aim of plan is to mobilise 10.4 billion euros under this pillar once the private... 1.1 billion euros of the EU grants. Of the four pillars, the other pillar where the government aims... euros with the addition of bank lending. These funds have not been allocated to specific pillars
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Greek deposits up 0.6 pct to 164.23 bln in August, which sees year's highest inflows
EconomyMacroeconomy). The year on year (YoY) growth rate accelerated for the second successive month to 1.2 percent in August... monthly reading for this year. It is the first time since December 2012 that all three key categories displayed a positive flow within the same month. Following August net additions, the year to date
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Job hirings at record high of 24,938 in Feb, negative employment balance for year-to-date
EconomyMacroeconomy14,437 last year, data from the Labour Ministry’s Ergani information system revealed on Thursday. This year’s figure is the highest positive reading for February since 2001. The breakdown showed... of 4,879 this year compared to net hirings of 4,483 in the corresponding period last year
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Tsipras eyes four-year term but snap polls an option after MoU exit
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAlexis Tsipras has underlined again his intention to see out his four-year term as prime minister... the government, bar some senior SYRIZA figures that think calling elections early next year might... next August, as well as the stronger growth expected next year, as soon as possible by calling snap
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A year of risk and reward for Greece
AgoraGreece enters a new year that could prove to be a watershed in its long and meandering traipse... has to be produced next year and every year until 2022. After that (and subject to what is agreed... of the year. This is why Tsipras and his party have reluctantly swallowed so many vastly unpopular
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Displaying seasonal features, Feb hirings balance beats last year by 11,212 jobs
EconomyMacroeconomyfor the month of February. Compared to the same month last year, there were 11,212 more hirings. Total hirings... months of the year was the third highest on record since 2001. The respective balance for the same period last year was 86 meaning that in the aggregate period this year, an additional 5,421 jobs were
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Unemployment drops to 16.9 pct in Q2, hitting eight-year low
EconomyMacroeconomy) of the year, dropping notably from a rate of 19.2 percent noted in Q1, Hellenic Statistical... rate has been since Q2 2011, when the rate came to 16.5 percent Compared to the same period last year... activities (+20,500). The three sectors displaying the biggest year-on-year (YoY) declines in hires
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