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Retail turnover edged up by 0.2 pct in Dec, annual increase at 1.3 pct
EconomyMacroeconomy, the volume index has turned positive seven times across 2019. The average increase in the volume..., consumer confidence has shown an improvement of 28.5 points. Retail trade rose by 6 points month
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GDP falls by 0.7 pct QoQ in Q4 and increases by 1.9 pct in 2019
EconomyMacroeconomyBased on the first release, Greece’s real GDP growth has fallen below the forecasts made by the MoF... in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak. The Hellenic Fiscal Council (HFC) has warned that the Greek
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Industrial production declines by 1.2 pct in January
EconomyMacroeconomyconfidence has risen by 5.7 points. Additionally, Markit’s PMI showed that Greece’s manufacturing PMI... is the highest that it has been since April 2019 and signalled a strengthening of the Greek manufacturing sector
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Unemployment reaches 16.8 pct in Q4
EconomyMacroeconomyhas declined by 1.9 percentage points (pps) from the Q4 2018 figure of 18.7 percent. The current... figure for long-term unemployed has remained below 600,000 for a fourth consecutive quarter. Part
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BoG highlights strong year for property in 2019 but warns of Covid-19 impact in 2020
EconomyFeaturesThe Bank of Greece (BoG) has made its first estimate of the impact of the coronavirus on the property market in Greece while outlining the positive year enjoyed by the sector in 2019. In the 2019... interest in this scheme has so far come from Chinese nationals, who represented over 70 percent
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Greece pinpoints flaws in Turkey's Aegean claims
PoliticsForeign Policy. Turkey has reiterated its longstanding claim that “Kastellorizo, a small island immediately across... and in Brussels claim that this information is highly confidential. Athens has sought to actively participate
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Greece clinches attractive yield for 7-year bond amid testing conditions, diminished interest
Economyof 263.4 basis points. Greece’s new issue matures on the 22nd of April 2027 and has a coupon of 2 pct... and means the Public Debt Management Agency has raised a total of 4.5 billion euros raised this year
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Retail turnover increases by 4.7 pct in February, volume up by 3.5 pct
EconomyMacroeconomyhas stayed positive for the last seven months. Compared to February 2019, the main increases... confidence has shown a worsening of 1.7 points. Consumer confidence is the lowest it’s been since
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The Agora podcast - Trailer
AgoraSince 2013, MacroPolis has been putting Greece in perspective for readers around the world. Now we want to do the same for listeners so we've launched a podcast. It's called The Agora, just like this part of our website, which has hosted so many analysis and opinion pieces over the years
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Banks discuss with govt how to release up to 25 bln in emergency liquidity for businesses
EconomyBankingThe government has indicated that it is looking for further cooperation from the banking sector to inject liquidity into the country’s business landscape. With Greece’s economy projected to take... will be split by around 32 percent for small businesses and 24 percent for large ones, it has been reported
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