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Honey, I shrunk the Greeks vol. 2
AgoraThe IMF formally announced on Friday that it changed the policy of exceptional access criteria, in essence reversing a highly political decision of the Fund back in 2010, a decision that saved the euro and paved the path for half a decade of economic de...
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Economic sentiment and consumer confidence rebound by more than 2 pts in Dec
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s economic sentiment (ESI) improved by 2.2 points to 94.6 in December after falling by 1.4 points in November, European Commission (EC) figures showed on Friday. The headline figure in December is the highest reading since March 2015, when ESI st...
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The Agora Podcast - Episode 2 (Tourism, but not as we know it)
AgoraThe second episode in our new podcast series looks at how the Greek tourism industry is faring amid the turbulence caused by the coronavirus. Host Nick Malkoutzis speaks to a specialist on the subject, Eleftheria Pantziou of Greek Travel Pages, to find ...
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Budget primary deficit improves by 7.2 bln YoY in 2021, beats target by nearly 2 bln
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance for the full year landed at a deficit of 10.99 billion euros in 2021, compared to a deficit of 18.2 billion in 2020, according to the preliminary Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution data released on Monday. The primary bal...
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BoG: Growth could be 2 pts lower than expected, inflation may reach 7 pct
EconomyIn the governor’s annual report released on Thursday, the Bank of Greece (BoG) assesses the impact of the Ukraine conflict on Greek macro data, with the baseline scenario of growth now lower by one percentage point and inflation notably higher. BoG pres...
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Economic sentiment improves by almost 2 pts in Apr, consumer confidence dips
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s economic sentiment (ESI) recorded an improvement in April, rising by 1.8 points to 108.8, after falling by 0.9 points in March, according to European Commission figures released on Thursday. Sentiment has been improving in five of the last six ...
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March unemployment falls by almost 2 points YoY to 10.9 pct, jobless numbers down to 2009 levels
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s seasonally adjusted (SA) unemployment rate was marginally lower in March, edging down to 10.9 percent, after rising to 11.3 percent in February, Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) data showed on Wednesday. In March last year, the unemploym...
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Industrial turnover posts slowest growth in 2 years, up 1.5 pct in March
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s industrial turnover remained in growth territory in March, slowing down considerably to 1.5 percent year-on-year (YoY), February, from 6.7 percent in February, according to data released by the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) on Thursda...
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Corporate, income taxes and VAT propel tax outperformance in July above 2 bln
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance was confirmed at a surplus of 5.67 billion euros in July, compared to a surplus of 3.56 billion euros in the same month a year earlier, according to the final Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution data released on Monday. Up...
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Wages index rises by 8 pct YoY in Q2, taking growth to more than 2 years
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s seasonally adjusted (SA) Wages Index maintained a solid growth trend in Q2, rising by 8 percent year-on-year (YoY), from 7.4 percent growth in the first quarter of 2024, Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) figures showed on Thursday. The wa...
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