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Employment balance year-to-date posts record despite more departures in July
EconomyMacroeconomy, the balance was positive by 7,242 more hirings. In July this year, hirings came to 239,080 versus... departures. Ergani noted that the balance for the first seven months of the year was the highest on record since 2001. The respective balance for the same period last year was 263,145. The activity
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HRADF development plan reviews privatisation actions for the rest of the year
EconomyMacroeconomy) for the remainder of the year. The ADP envisions that by the end of the year, final expressions... this year. The concession agreement was signed on May 13, 2020. For the 35-year concession of the Egnatia Highway, the binding offers are expected by mid-December this year. Regarding the Hellenic Petroleum
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New Year reshuffle brings more MPs into cabinet, keeps key ministers in post
PoliticsGreek Politics. While the announcements surrounding the reshuffle present it as a “new year restart... that Mitsotakis is considering snap elections later this year, possibly towards the summer or in the autumn... that appeared early last year and is based on the concept that Mitsotakis wants to strike early
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Industrial turnover jumps 18.6 pct in March vs last year's lockdown
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s industrial turnover increased 18.6 percent from a year earlier in March, compared... figures released by the Hellenic Statistical Authority on Thursday. The increase in March this year... for April, industry confidence rose by 1.7 points month-on-month to stand at -5.8 points. Year
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Covid resurgence triggers replay of last year's political debate
PoliticsGreek Politicsof people dying from Covid-related issues has not hit the highs seen since last year, hospital... part to wear face masks. The debate around the parades mirrors last year’s discussion, when northern..., SYRIZA issued a statement accusing ND of repeating the same mistakes as last year, including
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First bond of 2022 attracts fewer offers, more than double last year's yield at 1.83 pct
Economy. The 10-year benchmark climbed from the low of 0.5 pct in early August last year to over 1.6 pct, before yesterday’s issue. The shifting landscape is also evident when compared to last year’s data, when... for just 6 pct. The PDMA will be active during the first quarter of the year while the ECB’s PEPP
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IPI rise of 8.1 pct in Dec marks full year of growth, totalling nearly 10 pct
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s Industrial Production Index (IPI) recorded another notable rise of 8.1 percent year-on-year (YoY) in December, from an upwards revised 8.4 percent annual increase in November, according..., mainly thanks to the low base effect of the previous year’s strict first lockdown, when production
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Building permits leap by 42.9 pct in Nov, taking year-to-date rise to 27.5 pct
EconomyMacroeconomy42.9 percent year-on-year (YoY), from 18.4 percent in October, Hellenic Statistical Authority... compared to 24 in the previous year. During the eleven months of 2021, building permits rose by 27.5... since March last year.
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Travel surplus of 60.8 mln in Jan substantially higher than a year earlier
EconomyMacroeconomycame to 140.1 million euros for the month, more than three times higher year-on-year, from 34.2... percent to 713.4 euros in the aggregate period versus 584.4 euros last year and 564 euros in 2019.... For the same period last year, there were just 7.37 million visitors, compared to 31.35 million
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ND sees limited political threats on path to next year's elections
PoliticsGreek Politicsderail New Democracy’s attempts to gain a new mandate to govern at next year’s elections. Since the start of the energy crisis last year, the centre-right administration has been keen to make whatever funds it can available to bring down the cost of bills for consumers. By the end of this year, spending
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