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CPI rises again in November, at accelerating rate of 1.1 pct
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose by 1.1 percent in November, accelerating from the 0.7... for the 12-month period from December 2016 to November 2017 was 1.1 percent. The core index edged up... by 1.1 percent in November following a rise of 0.5 percent in October. The main driving force behind
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Arrears payments of 915 mln in Aug bring total to 1.4 bln over two months
EconomyMacroeconomypublished on Friday. This means Greece has cleared a total of 1.36 billion euros of arrears... in the 2-month period, while total transfers reached 586.8 million. Social security funds follow with payments of 407.4 million euros out of the total of 501.8 million transferred. The majority
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Where is the EastMed pipeline heading?
AgoraZone, the decision to send troops to Libya, the maritime agreement with the Tripoli-based government...Almost a decade ago, in February 2010, the Greek prime minister at the time, George Papandreou, and his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu had a chance encounter in a Moscow Restaurant
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Energy tops agenda as FM heads to Israel
PoliticsForeign Policyas well as the Turkish-Libya memorandum. “We will continue to deconstruct calmly and soberly...Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias was due to visit Israel on Tuesday with the aim of reaffirming Greece’s strong ties with the new government led by Benjamin Netanyahu. He is the first European
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Greece aligns with EU on Israel-Iran conflict, keeps close watch on Turkey as Ankara submits maritime plans
PoliticsForeign Policy-Libya memorandum, which provoked tension with Greece. Athens reacted to the publication of Turkey’s MSP... relations with Turkey. The Greek side is assessing what appears to be Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu
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Higher education in Greece needs radical overhaul to create labour-relevant workforce, study says
Societyof higher education came to 1.1 million compared to 1 million for Greek males. Despite this, women... sector was 884 euros in 2016 compared to 1,054 euros in 2008. In the public sector, despite falling
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Public investment under spotlight amid arguments over budget execution
EconomyMacroeconomyholding back 1.1 billion in investment spending, the opposition party argued. Haritsis argued that local... funds 166 million and 859 billion by other legal entities, to make up the actual spend of 4.97
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Decline in Greek CPI slows to 1.1 pct in June after sharper fall in May
EconomyMacroeconomyThe Consumer Price Index (CPI) fell 1.1 percent in June, decelerating from the 2 percent drop... a temporary dive in May, June CPI returned to more normalised levels similar to the 1.1 – 1.5 percent.... The year on year decline of 1.1 percent in the June CPI mainly reflects a drop of 3.9 percent
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Industrial production up by 1.1 pct in Dec and 1 pct overall in 2018
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s Industrial Production Index (IPI) grew year-on-year (YoY) by 1.1 percent in December from... with a fall of 13.8 percent. The seasonally adjusted IPI fell by 1.1 percent and came to 97.42 from... of 2.2 percent in the water supply index, 1.4 percent in the electricity production index and 1.1
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General govt primary cash surplus at 2.42 bln in April, arrears fall by 66 million
EconomyMacroeconomyof the total. Arrears Arrears to the private sector (including tax refund arrears) fell by 66 million... (+31 million). Since the start of the year, total arrears have risen by 45 million. Hospital arrears... percent of the total at 741 million euros. Debt Central government gross debt rose by 374 million
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