Search
-
Enhanced support package on way to combat inflation, as govt awaits crucial nod from EU
PoliticsGreek Politicsestimates that the total cost of measures will more than double from 2 bln euros to between 4-5 bln... with the prevalence of the more transmissible Omicron 2 variant. Greece’s national vaccination committee
11% -
Newsletter 332 - 18/03/2022
alarmed that unleaded fuel prices have risen above 2 euros/litre and heating oil has climbed to 1.6... increasing by 50 pct, natural gas prices higher by 100 dollars and a 2 percentage points rise
11% -
Inflation triggers political machinations, move to increase budget spending
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government is set to submit a supplementary budget that will allow it to increase spending by as much as 2 billion euros compared to the initial budget for 2022, underlining the pressure that New... government spending ceiling by 2 billion euros, although it is not a given that the full amount
11% -
Newsletter 333 - 01/04/2022
to spend up to 2 billion more this year than initially envisioned in this year’s economic plan. Staikouras stressed that it is not certain that the full 2 billion euros will be spent. This move allows
11% -
IMF urges caution on public finances
Economystance that Greece should record a primary surplus of roughly 2 pct of GDP, which it sees being achieved by 2027. This will follow a deficit of less than 2 pct of GDP this year, contingent on the need
11% -
Greece's fiscal path becoming clearer; sizeable adjustment lies ahead
EconomyMacroeconomycurrent commitment is for a primary surplus of roughly 2 pct of GDP. Despite the fiscal laxity since... as Greece is scheduled to have a primary deficit of close to 2 pct of GDP this year, as the Ukraine
11% -
Lower trading income for NBG keeps net profits at 490 mln in H1
EconomyBankingwere virtually unchanged, standing at 1.9 billion euros at the end of H1, from 2 billion euros in Q1... cost in H1 was 1 basis point, from -2 basis points in Q1 this year Capital The CET1 ratio stands
11% -
Government claims tourism season a major success, opposition begs to differ
PoliticsGreek Politicsis preparing around 2 billion euros in interventions this autumn. This includes electricity and fuel..., but it appears that this will not involve the government shifting its 2 pct of GDP primary deficit
11% -
Vehicle sales record back-to-back annual drop of 2.7 pct in July
EconomyMacroeconomyThe rise in road motor vehicles going into circulation for the first time stayed broadly unchanged in July, rising by 2.3 percent year-on-year (YoY), following 2 percent growth in June, according... cars rising by 2.7 percent, used passenger car sales were down by 2 percent. In the seven months
11% -
Govt puts focus on handouts, migration to take heat off surveillance affair
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe original figure of 800 million to 2 billion euros. The government has been hoping that this can... euros, which could reach 2 billion euros by year end. Tourism is also a moving target. Government
11%