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Greece's fiscal path becoming clearer; sizeable adjustment lies ahead
EconomyMacroeconomyinto a primary surplus of 1.5 pct, is a sizable fiscal adjustment of 3.5 pct of GDP, or more than 6 billion
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Unemployment remains at 12.8 pct in Feb, lowest since summer 2010
EconomyMacroeconomybalance stayed positive in March with 34,373 more hirings than firings. During the first three months
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Reopening of 7-year bond affirms tougher conditions on sovereign debt market
Economywith an initial guidance of 115 basis over mid-swaps and within the first two hours it had attracted more than
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Economic sentiment drops sharply in Apr, consumer confidence hits lowest since 2017
EconomyMacroeconomy, but sentiment has been sliding since then. Over the rolling 12-month period, the ESI is now even lower than
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Updated Stability Programme reflects impact of crisis as growth revised to 3.1 pct, rising in 2023
EconomyMacroeconomyinflation on the contrary, pushes the primary balance above 2 pct of GDP this year and lower than estimates
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Growth of trade deficit slows in Mar, Q1 rise reaches 79 pct
EconomyMacroeconomyThe rise in Greece’s trade deficit slowed in March, when it increased by 13.4 percent year-on-year (YoY), after surging by more than 170 pct in February, according to data released by ELSTAT on Friday. The deficit came to 3.29 billion euros for the month. Imports totalled 6.9 billion euros, rising
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PM sets out path to next elections as PASOK restores traditional name
PoliticsGreek Politicsand political brand, had become a millstone around the party’s neck. Androulakis said that more than 170,000
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Much riding on EU approval of plan to cap energy prices
PoliticsGreek Politicsbe 30 pct higher than before the crisis began. Although details about exactly how the price cap
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Piraeus Bank reaps reward of 2021 balance sheet clean-up as net profit reaches 520 mln in Q1
EconomyBankingto have an NPE ratio of less than 10 pct by mid-2022 and roughly 8 pct by the end of the year. P&L Pre
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Tourism jobs deliver highest April hiring balance on record at 124,365
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s employment balance made a remarkable recovery in April after two subdued, pandemic-impacted years as 124,365 more hirings than departures were recorded, according to data from the Labour Ministry’s Ergani information system. The balance was also positive in March this year with 34,373 more
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