Search
-
Rating agencies concur in improved prospects for Greece
Economyimproved and with most of the heavy lifting in legislation having already taken place to secure..., the relaxation of capital controls from next month and the legislated improvements in the legal
5% -
BoG sets out positives and next steps for economy, forecasts 2.4 pct growth in 2020
Economyservices growth. Imports will also rise, as domestic demand picks up and exports grow, due to the heavy..., which led to the capital controls being fully lifted on September 1, there is a notable increase
5% -
Lenders confident of being well-placed to overcome global banking sector turbulence
EconomyBankinghaving paid a heavy price and taken on in excess of 40 billion euros in debt from European lenders... banks were shut and capital controls were introduced. It is beyond doubt that Greek banks are facing
5% -
Famellos presents struggling SYRIZA’s case, pleads for unity among progressives
PoliticsGreek Politicsas evidence that the government intends to cement a low-value, import-heavy growth model that widens... to the EU minimum. Cartel controls: special taxation of excess profits in banking, energy and logistics
5% -
Greek Q2 growth of 0.8 pct confounds recession forecasts
EconomyMacroeconomyis well above the Reuters poll that saw a GDP contraction of 0.8 percent QoQ and is probably... year, official forecasts saw GDP growth of 2.9 percent in 2015, among the highest growth rates in the eurozone. However, the prevailing uncertainty and the imposition of capital controls resulted
5% -
Multiple crises fence in Greece
Agorafunds. The country’s main social security fund (IKA) saw the level of contributions paid..., which saw the early signs of an economic recovery wiped out and Greece’s banks undermined... billion euros in deposits in the months before capital controls were imposed at the end of June
5% -
Fall in apartment prices continues with slower decline of 0.6 pct in Q3
EconomyMacroeconomyfive years old, saw their prices fall by 0.7 percent in Q3. Properties up to five years old saw price... the slowest over the 7-year period. Due to capital controls, which pushed housing transactions to extremely
5% -
Newsletter 140 -17/11/2017
apartments, classified as over five years old, saw their prices fall by 0.7 percent in Q3. Properties up to five years old saw price falls of 0.5 percent. Properties in Athens and Thessaloniki recorded price.... Additionally, further relaxation of capital controls were also announced, effective from December 1
5% -
Fall in apartment prices decelerates to 0.2 pct in Q1 for slowest contraction on record
EconomyMacroeconomycompared to a revised index of 59.1 in Q4. Old apartments, classified as over five years old, saw their prices fall by 0.3 percent in Q1, at the same rate as Q4. Properties up to five years old saw..., apartment prices in Greece could begin to rise for the first time since Q4 2008. Due to capital controls
5% -
Apartment prices increase by 0.8 pct in Q2 for first rise since Q4 2008
EconomyMacroeconomy, classified as over five years old, saw their prices increase by 0.7 percent in Q2 compared to a fall of 0.3 percent in Q1. Properties up to five years old saw price increases of 0.9 percent.... The equivalent change in prices for Q2 2017 came to a decline of 1 percent. Due to capital controls
5%