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Pension cuts dominate discussion as eurozone prepares to release final bailout tranche
EconomyProgrammepercent to 20 percent and scrapping the solidarity tax for those earning less than 30,000 euros
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Change to date of local elections adds to expectations of May national vote
PoliticsGreek Politicsto dodge this issue, fearing that such a move would send more votes in New Democracy’s direction than
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Eurosystem funding falls by 4.56 bln in June to 16.31 bln
EconomyMacroeconomybillion-euro mark for six consecutive months. The total figure is still around 2.22 billion higher than
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Commission sets out parameters for post-programme enhanced surveillance
EconomyProgrammesurveillance means that Athens will have to provide more detailed data than other eurozone member states
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Delay to final tranche over island VAT as lenders quash talk of pension cut reversal
EconomyProgrammelonger than this year, while the intervention from Germany served as a reminder that Greece
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SYRIZA seeks best path to next general elections
PoliticsGreek Politicsby Piraeus Bank for a loan of more than 240,000 euros. The prime minister’s office accused
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Travel balance records 127 mln surplus in Q1, much improved on last year
EconomyMacroeconomyThe balance of travel services came to a surplus of 127 million euros for the first quarter (Q1) of 2018 according to figures released by the Bank of Greece (BoG). The headline amount is notably higher by 47.3 percent than the surplus of 86 million noted for the same period last year. The rise
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May current account shows surplus of 191.5 million as underlying indicators improve
EconomyMacroeconomyand the non-oil balance of goods, as exports rose more than imports. Exports increased by 2.4
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Greece on track for bumper tourism year, figures show
EconomyFeaturesthat foreign arrivals rose by 12.4 percent in the first quarter (Q1) of the year, reaching more than 1.8
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Sharp increase in May arrivals, particularly from Germany, delivers travel balance boost
EconomyMacroeconomymillion euros. Receipts from the UK followed with 205 million, up by more than 8 percent. Receipts from
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