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Newsletter 372 - 03/03/2023
latest research in which Greece’s growth estimate for this year is significantly revised from the 1 pct... outlook for 2024, with the estimate doubling to 4.2 pct, from 2.2 pct in January. The improved growth... 2013. Although there are strong signs in the volumes of retail sales and building activity that price
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Newsletter 467 - 20/06/2025
remarks to begin what amounts to a long campaign for the 2027 elections. He announced plans for ongoing... for adverse developments to materialize and the 2.3 pct growth estimate of the Greek authorities appears.... Last year, more than 620,000 tourists from Israel visited Greece with estimated receipts of almost
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Newsletter 340 - 03/06/2022
in automotive fuel sales, which were up by 45.5 pct annually, however volumes increased by just 12.7 pct year-on-year. Volumes of fuel month-on-month were down by 3 pct as Greeks must contend with prices... deviation from the baseline estimate of 1 percentage. It is becoming increasingly evident
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Broad impact of inflation crisis becoming clearer
Agorawere up by 45.5 pct annually, however volumes increased by just 12.7 pct year-on-year. Volumes... estimate of 1 percentage. It is becoming increasingly evident that unless tourism can absorb much
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Fiscal Council endorses fiscal and macro assumptions but warns of potential obstacles
EconomyMacroeconomydebt sustainable. The MTFS revises the initial growth estimate for 2018 to 2 percent, from 2.3 percent... correlation between imports and income. In its concluding remarks, the Fiscal Council says that although
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Govt weighs up stricter measures to suppress Covid-19, talks up vaccine hopes
PoliticsGreek Politicsof testing by Oxford University and AstraZeneca. In remarks made during an interview with Skai TV... estimate rather than being based on any official schedule. In recent days, the prime minister’s
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IMF raises outlook on Greek debt sustainability to merely 'uncertain'
EconomyThe International Monetary Fund completed the latest round of discussions with the Greek authorities, in the context of the Article IV consultations, and the staff remarks were released on Wednesday... has a long-standing estimate of the country’s long-term growth rate at under 1 pct on average
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Politicians have commissioned, and largely ignored, multiple reports on wildfires
SocietyDemocracy government is faced with its own wildfire crisis. According to an early estimate, wildfires... of legislation 1998. As the prime minister’s remarks imply, the report’s recommendations went largely
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Newsletter 391 - 01/09/2023
, approaching the peak of 114 points in February 2022. Retail sales Retail sales volumes are sending alarming signals as food sales volumes dropped by 6.2 pct, non-food sales volumes are down by 3.6 pct and supermarket sales volumes recording a sharp drop of 8.4 pct. Although until recently inflation
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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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