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Overdue social security contributions rise to 37 bln in Q2
EconomyMacroeconomyfrom 346.2 million in Q2 2020. Overall, KEAO has collected revenues of 6.28 billion since 2013
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Primary cash deficit at 5.78 bln in August
EconomyMacroeconomythat during the first eight months of the current year, the PIB balance has worsened by 911 million euros
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Current account shows deficit of 874.5 mln in July as travel receipts disappoint
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s current account (C/A) balance posted a deficit of 874.5 million euros in July compared to a deficit of 1.42 billion euros in June, Bank of Greece (BoG) data showed on Monday. In the same period last year, the balance showed a surplus of 1.35 billion euros, meaning that the deficit has
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Tourism boosted GDP by up to 33 pct in 2019, but low arrivals in 2020 could see economy shrink by 10 pct
EconomyFeaturesto the coronavirus pandemic, tourism in Greece has suffered a heavy blow with reduced revenues and reluctance
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Retail turnover drops by 3 pct in July for fifth straight negative reading
EconomyMacroeconomyto -41 in September. Compared to the same month last year, consumer confidence has dropped by 34.2
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Household expenditure rises by 2.5 pct in 2019
Societythat the average monthly household spending has fallen by 24.4 percent compared to 2010, and by 30.3 percent
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Gap between deaths and births grows to largest in series in 2019
SocietyA new set of demographics data by the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) has shown that the gap between deaths and births expanded to its highest level on record in 2019. In 2019, the data showed that there were 83,763 live births versus 124,965 deaths. This meant that there were 41,202 more
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Survey finds only 60 pct of hotels operated in the year so far
EconomyFeaturesThe Hellenic Chamber of Hotels (HCH) has released a new survey of its members which shows the troubled state of Greece’s hotel sector in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. It found that only 60 percent of hotels operated during the year to date. Regarding hotels that operate year-round, only 59
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Primary cash balance deficit at 7.12 bln in Sept
EconomyMacroeconomythat during the first nine months of the current year, the PIB balance has worsened by 1.77 billion
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Revised GDP data shows 1.9 pct growth in 2019, taking 2017-2019 upward streak to nearly 5 pct
EconomyMacroeconomyand the first half of the year is already shy of 8 pct. Although in the draft budget the Finance Ministry has
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