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Draft budget maps out narrow fiscal path for coming years
EconomyMacroeconomyThe new fiscal reality that the Greek government will have to deal with was set out in black... the pandemic, the Greek authorities are expected to overdeliver on the primary surplus this year, which... was in full swing, the Greek government initially expected 22.2 billion euros in 2023, but ended up
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Latest IMF forecasts see solid fiscal performance, poor growth beyond RRF
EconomyMacroeconomy. The IMF is broadly in line with recent estimates for the Greek economy that were published by the Greek... conservative view of the IMF on the growth potential of the Greek economy. It is notable that a similar growth outlook was recently adopted by the Greek Finance Ministry in the latest Medium-Term Plan
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Role of inflation in US elections gives government food for thought
EconomyMacroeconomyprices and the runaway cost of living. The Greek government finds itself in a similar situation, where headline figures point to strong economic developments while close to 70 pct of the Greek public... pressing matter for Greek households. PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis already got a taste of this challenge
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PASOK tries to chip away at New Democracy's record on economy
PoliticsGreek Politicsthis week that global indices paint a dire picture of Greek wages, with the OECD ranking the country... an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Asked whether Greek authorities would... Cohen was due in Athens to sign a bilateral treaty on energy with his Greek counterpart Theodoros
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Samaras launches new salvo against government, causing fresh concern for Mitsotakis
PoliticsGreek Politicsan abandoning of Greek interests. The former PM claimed that his more hawkish views have widespread public... that emerged during the Greek crisis. The former ND leader also stressed that he has no intention..., possibly seeing the 73-year-old as a fading figure on the Greek political scene. Nevertheless, the fact
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BoG sees sustained growth and progress, but challenges require policy drive
EconomyMacroeconomy, as is common practice, the central bank notes the positive developments in the Greek economy while... in food and industrial goods inflation. However, high services inflation persisted, keeping Greek... credit upgrades that attracted investors. Greek banks also saw credit rating upgrades, lowering
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Greece looks to cultivate ties with Egypt and Israel while keeping eye on Turkey's role in Syria
PoliticsForeign Policy,” Greek diplomatic sources recently said. Greece has also raised the issue with the EU, seeking support... future. For the same reason, Greek diplomatic sources do not exclude the possibility that Athens may... to the Greek islands of Karpathos and Kassos, in the southeastern Aegean. In an interview with Kathimerini
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New polls suggest picking party veteran for president helps PM in goal of mobilising ND base
PoliticsGreek PoliticsTwo new opinion polls published on Monday indicate that there was a lukewarm reaction among Greek... position in third, as its support rose from 7.9 to 8.6 pct. Greek Solution saw its backing drop from 8.8... of voter movements suggests that ND’s rise is mainly down to an influx of supporters from Greek
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UN hosts Cyprus talks as Israel gets behind electricity interconnector
PoliticsForeign PolicyGeneral Antonio Guterres invited the Turkish- and Greek-Cypriot sides, as well as Turkey, Greece... Hakan Fidan, Greek Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis and UK Minister of State for Europe, North... EU official. Greek Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis, who was in Brussels on Monday for an EU
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Imamoglu arrest halts plans for Mitsotakis-Erdogan meeting, further talks
PoliticsForeign Policy-Level Council for Cooperation immediately,” Greek government spokesman Pavlos Marinakis said on Monday... elections. It seems that the meeting between Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Erdogan, which had been... immediately has become difficult,” he added. However, the Greek government’s spokesperson stressed
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