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Newsletter 410 - 02/02/2024
it was in the range of 10 pct of GDP and represented more than 40 pct of total investment in the same period... of GDP in 2017. Meanwhile, housing dropped to just 5.2 pct of total investment in the same year... Airbnb, leading to a total shortage of properties by 212,000. With such a market imbalance it begs
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Greece digests EU-US trade deal amid mixed reaction
Economyto the US market, with total exports at just 2.4 billion euros, which is just short of 5 pct of the total. This is dominated by agricultural goods and food, representing roughly a quarter of total Greek... on Greek exports of goods and services to Europe, as the continent is pivotal with over 70 pct of total
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Newsletter 485 - 21/11/2025
channelled via commercial banks will reach 75% of the total envelope. Reports suggest, however... billion of interest expenses projected for next year. The Greek budget this year will show a total surplus of 0.6% of GDP, roughly €1.5 billion, and a modest total deficit of €0.5 billion, or 0.2% of GDP
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Greece and the euro: The flight of Icarus
Agora. When one considers that Greece accounts for less than 4 percent of the eurozone’s total debt or GDP... 5 percent next year. The unemployment rate has passed 25 percent. One in two people under 25.... The latest austerity package being negotiated is for 13.5 billion euros, or about 5 percent of GDP
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A return to capital markets for Greek banks but no return to domestic lending
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Agoraof the total loan portfolio now surpasses 38 percent. This requires an ever increasing level of loan impairment... of confidence from foreign investors, with yields in excess of 5 per cent and a hefty discount for new... markets after a hiatus of 5 years, their success story would gain in credibility if they were also
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National Bank follows other Greek lenders' by opting for capital increase
EconomyBankingequity raising of 2.86 billion. In total, the four core banks are seeking to draw 8.31 billion from... compared to 12 percent for the banking index and 5 percent for the Greek stock market. Reports also... at a fixed rate coupon of 5 percent and was 6 times oversubscribed.
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New Democracy and SYRIZA neck and neck for EP vote but PASOK adrift
PoliticsGreek Politics%, SYRIZA 21.3, Potami 8.2, GoldDawn 6.9, KKE 6, Olive Tree 5.1, IndGreeks 4.2, DIMAR 2.8 & Others 5...) May 5, 2014 While it remains difficult to ascertain at this stage who will win the May 25 vote... parties for plans to accept a total of 7 million euros in state funding for their election campaigns
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With prior actions pending, PASOK showing signs of adjustment fatigue
PoliticsGreek Politicsof conduct for members of the government 5) adoption of a joint ministerial action plan for integration... that finance auxiliary pensions (effective as of 1 January 2015) 5) adoption of small Public Power... is to dismiss another 7,000 civil servants in order to reach a total target of 15,000 for both 2013
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What would a clean bailout exit for Greece mean in numbers?
Agorathat it would have to roll over. 2017 and 2019 reflect the 3 and 5 year issues earlier in the year... and other central banks over the next 5 years is just short of 23 billion euros. No other creditor... the remaining funds available, a total of 16 billion euros. It is widely reported that Samaras’s intention
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How big is the gap separating Greece and the institutions?
EconomyProgrammeto this year since the new VAT rates will be effective from July 1. Apart from the total estimated... contribution for pensioners for their main pensions by 1 pp from 4 to 5 percent. The institutions insist... from zero to 5 percent, whilst the institutions propose a higher rise to 6 percent. This creates a gap
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