Search
-
Central government debt drops to 323.7 bln in Q3 on bond repayments
EconomyMacroeconomyat the end of September. Overall, FSM loans made up 69.5 percent of Greece’s central government debt... flat for yet another quarter at 14.87 billion, making up 4.6 percent of total debt. Moreover, repos... years) debt made up more than 80 percent of total, while short-term (up to 1 year) and medium-term (1
3% -
Job departures at 37,667 in Nov, 11-month net hirings highest since 2001
EconomyMacroeconomydepartures, of which around two thirds involved lay-offs. Full-time employment made up 42.6 percent... of work made up close to 6 out of 10 hirings in November. The share of males among total hirings... employment balance still remains positive, with net hirings of 125,128, up by more than 36 percent
3% -
Schaeuble presents Athens with stark reality of programme without IMF
PoliticsGreek Politicsto the review being wrapped up quickly and without further measures. This prospect has appealed to Prime... in which one would need to come up with something new. I wouldn’t recommend this to the Greek government... mechanism set up last year. Government sources continued to refer to the IMF’s departure as possibly opening
3% -
Special ELSTAT report reveals dramatic changes in labour market since 1980s
EconomyMacroeconomythis period, while that for women edged up 1 percent. The professional status is another feature..., fell to 20.4 percent in 1995 and to 12.2 percent in 2005, while edged up to 12.9 percent in 2015...) is currently held by the trade, hotels and restaurants, transport and communication, up from 31.4
3% -
Gucci and Greece’s lost photo opportunity
EconomyFeatures, was moved to Tenerife after the producers gave up trying to cut through the mountains of red tape to make the shoot happen in Athens. Streets and locations on Tenerife were subsequently mocked up... digging to turn up success stories for other countries which have cashed in in this way. Cheap, with good
3% -
Debt relief moving to centre stage in programme discussion
PoliticsGreek Politicsset of fiscal measures that his government has signed up to. The line from government spokesman... an extension of up to 10 years in the average weighted maturity of Greek debt. Germany, particularly... the IMF Spring Meetings on April 21-23, while the May 22 Eurogroup is being lined up as the one
3% -
Tsipras clears hurdle but isn't over finishing line
Agorathe kind of measures that he and his ministers had previously indicated he would never sign up to. Finance... will be 9 percent, although some pensioners will see up to 18 percent of their earnings disappear... is still debt relief. As is the case with the counter-measures, Tsipras has talked up this side
3% -
Despite snags, coalition expects multi-bill approval before Eurogroup
PoliticsGreek Politicssubmitted to Parliament. He said these talks would not hold up the omnibus bill. When questioned... partly been held up because bankers fear facing future legal action if they agree to debts being written... up the legislative process, as we indicated on Wednesday. Tzanakopoulos went as far as criticising
3% -
Another Eurogroup for Greece where all options fell short
Agorafor Greek finance ministers and usually ended up with unpleasant outcomes. The minutes of last week’s... Euclid Tsakalotos had before he ended up leaving empty handed. After managing to secure... of the discussion was when ESM head Klaus Regling referred to an interest payment deferral up to 2037
3% -
Eurogroup doesn't end in tie for Tsipras
Agorathat since Schaeuble needed the IMF on board to live up to his pledge to German MPs, the adoption of 2... be for the payment of arrears or to “further build up cash buffers to support investor's confidence and facilitate market access.” Weighed up When this is all weighed up, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras can claim
3%