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Coalition tweaks labour market, lines up more post-MoU changes
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe exit from the memorandums,” tweeted the Greek prime minister on Monday. The development... of accepting terms that Skopje had been content with a decade ago, but which successive Greek governments
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Divisions emerge within ANEL over vote on Macedonia name deal
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe insistence by Defence Minister Panos Kammenos, who leads junior coalition partner Independent Greeks (ANEL), that he will bring down the government if the Macedonia name agreement comes to Greek... to confirm suggestions that should there be a vote in Greek Parliament on the name deal (probably
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Hirings balance in August turns negative by 7,748
EconomyMacroeconomyand 15 percent of hirings, respectively. The Greek job market in recent years has been characterised... percent, reflecting the persisting shift away from full-time hirings in the Greek job market.
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Credit contraction stays at 1.5 pct in August, balance reaches 177.44 bln
EconomyMacroeconomyCredit contraction in the Greek market came to 1.5 percent in August, unchanged from July, Bank of Greece (BoG) figures showed on Thursday. As a result, the outstanding balance decreased to 177.44... in July, which took the balance to 20.79 billion. The Greek market has been experiencing a contraction
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Deposit inflows reach 1.30 bln in August on increased sight deposits
EconomyMacroeconomyNet deposit movement in the Greek banking system strengthened in August with inflows of 1.30 billion from 840.6 million in July, Bank of Greece (BoG) figures revealed on Thursday. The latest figure... into the Greek banking system. August’s inflows are the second highest for the year so far after June, when
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Question mark over pension cuts in 2019 draft budget as Athens looks to lenders
EconomyProgrammeThe Greek government will not include next year’s pension cuts, or will at least present a scenario in which they are not implemented, in the 2019 draft budget due to be submitted to Parliament... by the Greek prime minister, which is within the fiscal space expected. According to the daily
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Despite ongoing row with SYRIZA, Kammenos not preparing for early departure
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe Prespes Agreement being ratified by Greek MPs. However, Kammenos insisted... is ratified in FYROM and it comes to Greek Parliament around March or April, Kammenos will be able to make
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GDP revision for 2017 points to slight improvement from initial estimates
EconomyMacroeconomywas marginally lower at 7.1 percent from 7.2 percent in the first estimate. In nominal terms, the Greek economy..., the Greek economy performed marginally worse in the 2015-2016 period compared to March’s estimates
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After Kotzias departure, Tsipras hopes for clear path to elections
PoliticsGreek PoliticsParliament. Should he succeed now, or after snap elections, the treaty’s submission to Greek Parliament... by Greek MPs, allowing Tsipras to call snap elections soon afterwards. It is still deemed most
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Athens edges towards compromise on pension cuts but may have to plug fiscal gap
EconomyProgrammeIt appears that the institutions are set to grant the Greek government’s request regarding the cancellation of the pension cuts that were due to kick in next year, but reports suggest that Athens... in the Greek media over the weekend suggested that the institutions, including the most sceptical
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