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Opposition parties jostle for position in post-election political landscape
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the conservatives’ promises on the economic front were not costed in the latest Stability Programme submitted
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Newsletter 386 - 23/06/2023
stable in the coming years. The OECD in its latest outlook sees the current account deficit at 9.5
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Mitsotakis makes final push for comfortable majority as small parties hold key
PoliticsGreek PoliticsKyriakos Mitsotakis has issued a final plea to New Democracy voters to participate in Sunday’s elections as a low turnout among conservatives seems the only potential obstacle standing in the way of the centre-right party returning to power for another four years. Based on the latest opinion polls
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Building activity jumps by 34.2 pct in Mar, Q1 permits up 13.6 pct
EconomyMacroeconomyvolume is also higher by 26.8 percent. The European Commission’s latest business sentiment
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Deposits rise by 794 mln in May, balance at 186.42 bln
EconomyMacroeconomyThe net private sector deposit movement in the Greek banking system was positive by 794 million euros in May, after a small drop of 15 million euros in April, based on the latest Bank of Greece (BoG) figures released on Wednesday. The annual growth in May was 3.3 percent year on year (YoY), from
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Unemployment rate drops to 10.8 pct in May, youth figures improve to 24 pct
EconomyMacroeconomypercent, while the rate in the 25-74 years bracket was 10.1 percent. The latest available data from
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Retail sales rise by 1.5 pct in Apr, food volumes down by 4.2 pct
EconomyMacroeconomyand non-food down by 4.8 percent. According to the latest business indicators for June, consumer
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BoG sees 2.3 pct growth this year, urges reforms to restore per capita GDP to pre-crisis levels
EconomyMacroeconomyThe Bank of Greece published its latest monetary policy report, which re-affirms the growth outlook for this year, the challenges that lie ahead for the new Greek government as well as an array of policy recommendations. BoG says that the economy will grow by 2.3 pct this year, which is more
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Mitsotakis gears up for Erdogan meeting as US backs improved ties
PoliticsForeign Policyfor Ukraine for the very start of the latest Russian incursion, in February 2022. The US President took
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Mitsotakis focuses on economy as SYRIZA concentrates on leadership contest
PoliticsGreek Politics, but the latest reports suggest that the deadline may be extended. The vote for a new leader is due
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