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Unemployment closes 2013 with new high of 27.5 pct in last quarter
EconomyMacroeconomya year ago and are now inactive. 4.3 percent of the unemployed did not accept a job offer, with key... unemployment estimate consisted one of the key assumptions of the baseline scenario for Bank of Greece
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General gov't cash surplus rises to 3.54 bln at end of Feb, more than double last year
EconomyMacroeconomy126 million in the corresponding period last year. The key contributor to gg primary surplus... two months of the year. These two gg subsectors are the key drivers for the increase in arrears so
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ELSTAT sees 2013 primary deficit at 8.7 pct of GDP, 40 bln wiped out from economy since 2010
EconomyMacroeconomymarginal adjustments for 2010-12 with the key focus on 2013 figures which were released for the first time... of Greece’s 2013 primary surplus by Eurostat is key for the triggering of official discussions regarding
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Credit contracts by 4.1 pct in March, loans down by 3.4 pct
EconomyMacroeconomyrespectively similar to that evident in February. The key reasons for the prevailing negative credit expansion... in 2014. Such a development represents the single key negative risk factor that could erode Greek banks
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Greek primary surplus at 1.5 bln in Q1, aided by PIB and social underspend
Economy(-0.9 percent) and a higher decline of consumption taxes (-6.8 percent). Indirect taxes is the key.... Nevertheless, the 3-month PIB surplus beat target by 547 million, remaining the key positive
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Q1 gg primary cash balance shows 2.5 bln surplus but 2014 arrears grow
EconomyMacroeconomybudget primary surplus at 881 million remains the key contributor to the gg primary balance in Q1... figure of 4.65 billion. Social security funds’ arrears of 2.93 billion remain by far the key
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Tourist arrivals in Greece up 18.7 pct in 2013 but lower average spending points to missed potential
Economycentres in major cities, cruise home ports and marinas are some of the key reasons Greece is still... to Greece’s key competitors except Cyprus. Taking advantage of the country’s natural beauties
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OECD sees 3.3 bln euros of savings Greece can make by cutting red tape
EconomyMacroeconomyto 1.54 billion. The key recommendations include: Remove inactive VAT taxable persons from the VAT... percent). The key recommendations, including measures already included in the Memorandum
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Greece's C/A deficit for March drops sharply to 44.4 mln
EconomyMacroeconomybalance led to a significant improvement in the transport services balance. The latter was the key.... It forecasts a C/A surplus of about 2 percent of GDP in 2014. The key risks to its short-term
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Five things to watch for in today's elections in Greece
PoliticsGreek Politics, they also have the potential to strengthen or weaken the government’s hand. We have chosen five key... polls. It appears to have benefited substantially from Theodorakis’s popularity but the low key
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