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Macroeconomic fundamentals for Greece
Agorareferred to as the “Natural Rate of Unemployment.” When the cycle is weak (strong) and unemployment high... 175 percent of GDP; a fiscal balance of around minus 3 percent; the interest bill around 2½ percent
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Greek pensions laid bare
Agorapensions amounts to 884 euros. Note, though, that for around 45 percent of pensioners their monthly... and they receive on average monthly pensions of 771 euros. This is below the overall average of 884 euros since
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Car sales still going strong in 2014; up by 33.7 pct in October
EconomyMacroeconomyin October from 7,730 in September and 6,850 in October 2013. Following another strong reading... (+29.6 percent) in line with the total headline figure. All indications point to a strong double-digit... in 2014 is mainly attributed to strong tourism, which led to larger rent-a-car fleets, as well
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Strong resistance within SYRIZA leaves Tsipras with tough juggling act
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PoliticsGreek Politicsa strong presence on the 11-member political secretariat. Six of the seats went to the members from... is that his government and its agreement with Greece's creditors still have strong public backing... the elections, he may create a strong enough platform to fend of the dissenters within his party. Even
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Budget primary surplus to Sept reaches 5.45 bln on strong revenue performance
EconomyMacroeconomya strong underspend (by 1.91 billion) coupled with a revenue outperformance of 1.54 billion. The Public... of the personal income tax. As we have previously noted, the strong revenue collection could... the release of final budget execution bulletin due after October 20. Following the strong performance
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Greek stocks end week flat as Friday’s strong rebound erased earlier losses
Economy. However, investors’ concerns seemed to be alleviated on Friday, leading to a strong rebound of 4.2... over the last the last four weeks, mostly reflecting the strong rebound in the previous week. Banks... losses stood at 1.3 percent, slightly trimming the strong gains posted in the past four weeks to 11.8
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Manufacturing PMI dips slightly to 53.6 pts in September as sentiment remains strong
EconomyMacroeconomygrowth was also strong, as manufacturers reported that foreign and domestic client demand remained strong. Input cost inflation softened from June’s peak and fell also to a five-month low. However... remained strongly positive as firms reported strong demand. Additionally, Greek manufacturers expressed
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Strong investor demand for 7-year bond, yield settles at record low of 1.9 pct
Economyissue were announced in the region of 2.1 percent and the transaction quickly attracted strong interest... with a guidance of 2 percent. The book continued to attract strong interest and closed just before lunch... with strong demand as more than 290 accounts participated in the book-building process, which led
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PBO affirms strong macro and fiscal trajectory, growth seen at 2.2 pct
EconomyMacroeconomy’ with a stable outlook. The PBO notes that for the economy to sustain strong growth beyond 2026 and close... highlights the strong performance of 2024 with significant primary surplus and a headline surplus on the back of strong tax revenues due to income tax and VAT from goods and services. Greece’s upgraded
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Athens expands survey area off Crete, signs MoU with Egypt
PoliticsForeign PolicyExclusive Economic Zone. In 2019, before signing its memorandum with Turkey, Libya reacted against...). This was calculated by moving its median line northwards. After the signing of the Turkey-Libya memorandum in 2019, new data was generated and Libya could argue that the entire area south of Crete
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