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IMF urges substantial debt relief for Greece
EconomyProgrammerates close to the current European loan rate before debt has been brought to much lower levels. This means that borrowing in the near term at anything but low rates will result in an unsustainable
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Have inflation "repay" Greek debt and growth reduce indebtedness
Agoraat interest rates of zero outright (interest moratorium) or at rates close to zero, the benefit
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Q2 GDP rebounds by 0.9 pct QoQ on higher consumption and falling imports
EconomyMacroeconomyconsumption increased 1 percent QoQ and 2.5 percent YoY accelerating from the reported growth rates in Q1... to the strong YoY growth rates recorded in Q1, the first-half imports increased by 2.8 percent
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Crisis changing Greeks' college choices, research indicates
Society– and psychologists – increased. Historically, Greece had one of the lowest suicide rates in the world... with significant cuts in salaries and high unemployment rates. The only exception here was tourism
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EC study: VAT gap in Greece at 34 pct, more than double the EU average
Economyto final consumption (i.e. eliminating the effect of reduced rates and exemptions). This policy gap ratio... rates and the ‘exemption gap’ representing the potential revenue loss due to exempted supplies
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Car registration growth slows to 6.7 pct in September
Economyin the 2009-2012 period, while it registers almost steadily positive growth rates since September 2013... resumed again in August. The double-digit growth rates recorded in the course of 2015, particularly
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Newsletter 42 - 11/09/2015
is primarily attributed to the increase in the VAT rates from July 20. Greece has been in deflationary territory since March 2013. Increased VAT rates eased the drop in August. Unemployment edges up Greece’s
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Industrial turnover records its sharpest drop in six years, down 15.4 pct in July
EconomyMacroeconomysectors recorded double-digit negative rates. The biggest nosedive was registered in motor vehicles... percent). In contrast, three sectors posted strong growth rates, namely computer, electronic and optical
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No time for Tsipras to celebrate as long list of tasks means pressure is on from start
EconomyProgrammefor agriculture, phasing out farmers’ preferential tax treatment with tax rates increasing from 13... or inequitable. 3) In view of any revision of the zonal property values, adjust the property tax rates
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If it's debt restructuring you're looking for, Regling's not your man
Agoralow interest rates. According to its 2014 Annual Report, by the end of 2014 the ESM had just over... the need for a haircut in the GLF loans and interest rates to be locked in at current levels if the debt
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