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Macroeconomic fundamentals for Greece
Agoragrowth rebound after the Corona pandemic. As Table 2 demonstrates, because of unusual shocks...), this would yield a structural nominal GDP growth rate of around 2.5 percent a year. The unusual cycle
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Mitsotakis raises alarm over Hormuz, Turkey and new geography of European security
PoliticsGreek PoliticsDendias reinforced this message with unusual bluntness. Speaking about the leaked Turkish “Blue... Kövesi reacted with unusual force. In a formal letter to Justice Minister Giorgos Floridis, leaked
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Household disposable income fell by another 2.3 pct in 2016, consumption down by 1 pct
EconomyMacroeconomyreduced by 28 percent. The drop in disposable income and the reduction in gross saving has pushed the household saving rate into negative territory since 2012, reaching -6.8 percent in 2016 from 5.4
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Finance Ministry faces balancing act as it starts to draft 2020 budget
EconomyProgrammedays, will lead to Greeks saving another 1 billion euros. The Finance Ministry hopes that a good deal... in savings to help cover this year’s tax cuts. The biggest saving will reportedly be from reductions
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Newsletter 216 -26/07/2019
to Greeks saving another 1 billion euros. The Finance Ministry hopes that a good deal of this money will go... and came to -1.90 billion euros. The household saving rate stood at -6.8 percent. Household final
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Newsletter 350 - 09/09/2022
energy saving. The energy regulator (RAE) is expected to launch an energy saving campaign
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New migration law passes amid questions over Chios tragedy
PoliticsGreek Politicsand risk deterring life‑saving operations at sea. Critics further note that an NGO can be removed from... conduct, insisting it is tasked both with protecting Greece’s borders and saving lives at sea. Mitsotakis
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Puzzling reaction to army reservists' call for government to resign
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAn unusual announcement by a little known army reservists’ group calling for the government to resign prompted an emergency late night meeting of top ministry and judicial officials on Wednesday. There was surprise that the government gave such attention to the statement, which amounted to a demand
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Samaras proposes free wi-fi as crisis antidote for young Greeks
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Antonis Samaras has come up with a surprising proposal to give hope to young Greeks, including those considering leaving the country because of record unemployment: Free wi-fi throughout Greece. Samaras made the unusual suggestion during a rare primetime TV interview on Monday night
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In bid to polish SYRIZA's image, Tsipras visits Mount Athos monks
PoliticsGreek Politicsis an atheist, meeting monks was indeed unusual. It was the first such visit by a leftist leader since
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