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Contraction of 0.1 pct in Q4 sees 2018 GDP fall slightly below target at 1.9 pct
EconomyMacroeconomyby 7.5 percent, meaning that the initial figures for 2018 have beaten this estimate. Imports of goods... by 2.2 percent from a rise of 2.6 percent in Q3. The figures showed that nominal GDP grew by 2.5 percent... by the European Commission anticipated real GDP growth of 2 percent in 2018 and 2.2 percent in 2019
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Increased revenues push Greek budget primary surplus up to 2.28 bln at end of July
EconomyMacroeconomyand means that the primary surplus target was beaten by 1.48 billion euros. The fiscal performance... in July. Nevertheless, the 7-month figures still indicate a year on year drop of 2.2 and 4.4 percent... attributed to the exceptionally strong revenues of 2.2 billion posted in the corresponding month last year
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For better or worse: Greece's bailout exit deja vu
Agoraof 3.5 percent until 2023 is detrimental to growth and that the goal of 2.2 percent on average up... long-term goal of 2.2 percent is unprecedented, the long-term target in the IMF’s DSA at the end... tax rates and investment spending if targets were beaten. All crisis governments had first-hand
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Samaras shoots, Samaras scores!
Agora“Samaras rescues Greece” – it’s the headline the prime minister and many in his office would have cherished. But Giorgos Samaras, the striker without a club, has beaten premier Antonis to the title... that also saw them through the game with Ivory Coast. At a time when Greek society is so deeply divided
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ND on spot over police raid but opinion poll ratings provide comfort
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat they were beaten and arrested for supposedly impeding the police’s work after refusing to give access... rise for SYRIZA, which saw its backing rise to 25 pct. There was hardly any movement among
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Newsletter 387 - 30/06/2023
PoliticsMitsotakis re-elected, Tsipras beaten and far right resurgentSunday’s election delivered a comfortable majority and a second four-year term for Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, dealt... into 158 seats in Parliament. Main opposition party SYRIZA saw its support dwindle even further
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Second round of local elections deliver worrying results for PM, glimmer of hope for opposition
PoliticsGreek Politics. However, he was soundly beaten by Dimitris Kouretas, a candidate put forward by centre-left PASOK... on social media. It should also be noted that the Communist Party (KKE) saw its candidates win six
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PM sees progress on lasting dispute with Albania after Tirana visit
PoliticsForeign Policyto the International Court of Justice in The Hague,” even though he acknowledged that bilateral talks on the issue... to the countries in the region to engage more in solving bilateral disputes, also in the EU integration... and this in itself is underlining the will of both governments to put our bilateral relations on a new trajectory
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Newsletter 68 - 01/04/2016
at an accelerating pace of 3.8 percent. Retail volume also declined by 2.2 percent. The fall... was beaten again. Despite the economy entering recession, Greece being monitored for its oversized public
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Newsletter 107 - 17/02/2017
be beaten, the coalition can implement measures aimed at lightening the burden for taxpayers. The kind... up by 0.3 percent year-on-year (YoY) in Q4, significantly decelerating from the upward revised 2.2
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