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Surprise 0.1 pct QoQ rise in Q4 GDP on investment rebound, 2015 recession at 0.3 pct
EconomyMacroeconomy) of 2015 as it edged up by 0.1 percent quarter on quarter (QoQ) compared to a flash estimate of 0.6... estimate and involve December data for the balance of payments and quarterly data for the labour force... but in line with Bank of Greece (BoG) estimate. However, it is lower than the initial forecasts upon
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EC forecast acknowledges pressure on Greek households, revises down growth
EconomyMacroeconomy. The estimate for next year was also downward revised to 2.3 percent, also from 2.5 percent... consumption is now seen growing by 0.5 percent this year and 0.9 percent in 2019. The estimate for 2018... the previous estimate of 11.5 for 2018 and unchanged for 2019. Exports are seen performing strongly, assisted
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Newsletter 125 -30/06/2017
) foresees privatisation proceeds of 4.56 billion in 2017-2021. Revenues of 2.15 billion are estimated in 2017 and 2.07 billion in 2018, which make up more than 92 percent of the privatisation proceeds... list of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) to be transferred to the new privatisation and investment fund
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What we've got here is a failure to communicate
Agoraand pensions, roll back some reforms, halt privatisations and resist the European Union’s wishes... agreement with social partners. The government also toned down its rhetoric on privatisations... plans to dismantle the organisation. SYRIZA has now indicated that it will not touch any privatisations
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Primary surplus target still on lenders' agenda despite snap elections
EconomyProgramme. Privatisations While investors seem encouraged by the prospect of a change of government in a few weeks, the election process is set to delay a number of key privatisations. The Public Power Corporation announced... privatisations, including energy firms ELPE, DEPA and DESFA, are also pending. The completion
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Fifth post-MoU review concludes successfully, EC highlights public investment, NPLs as areas of concern
EconomyProgrammeefficiency, strengthening the effectiveness of social policy, privatisations and improvements.... Privatisations On the privatisations front, the Commission notes progress on various fronts urging
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Newsletter 224 -18/10/2019
to the previous estimates that were released in April. The IMF sees the Greek economy growing by 2 percent this year and 2.2 percent in 2020. In the previous WEO, the growth estimate for 2019 was 2.4 percent. Next year’s estimate is unchanged. Despite the downward revision of this year’s growth estimate
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GDP falls by 0.7 pct QoQ in Q4 and increases by 1.9 pct in 2019
EconomyMacroeconomyexpenditure rose by 0.1 percent. ELSTAT also released a first estimate of the overall GDP figure for 2019... just short of the Ministry of Finance’s (MoF) final budget estimate of a 2 percent rise for 2019. This is subject to revision in the second GDP estimate which ELSTAT will release later in the year
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Athens poised to unveil new minimum wage as post-MoU review continues
EconomyProgrammeinclude the privatisation schedule, the staffing of the Independent Authority for Public Revenue (IAPR... and maternity benefit. According to reports, the increase will reach 8 percent, taking the new
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Tsipras hits back with own economic pledges, choice for voters to ponder
PoliticsGreek PoliticsRRF money to SMEs via the Hellenic Development Bank and preventing the total privatisation..., as well as providing all women with 9-month maternity leave. Like Mitsotakis a week earlier, the SYRIZA
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