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Athens not put out by Turkey-Egypt rapprochement, but watching closely
PoliticsForeign PolicyTurkey’s role and impact in Libya, a country which is of utmost importance for all countries... to have strong economic ties with Turkey. Despite its continuous problems, Turkey’s economy is double the size of Egypt’s, which is currently facing multiple challenges due to disruption to Suez
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EC study: VAT gap in Greece at 34 pct, more than double the EU average
Economyin 2012 remaining consistently more than double the EU average. The only three countries that have
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Newsletter 94 - 04/11/2016
a short-lived strong rebound by 7.1 percent in July, Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) figures revealed on Monday. The downward trend is largely attributed to a double-digit decrease in vehicle fuel... outperformance is mostly attributed to the strong revenue collection in the last two months, when
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Car sales resume double-digit growth rate in Oct with 15.2 pct rise
EconomyMacroeconomyperiod. Since then, a modest rise by 1.3 percent was recorded in 2013 and a strong rebound by more than... controls and the second in October to rumors for higher road tax on new passenger cars. The strong
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Current account deficit widens to 404 mln in March
EconomyMacroeconomyby 8.1 percent with receipts up 13.3 percent, entirely reflecting a strong growth (+34.3 percent) in non... a sharp drop in the primary income surplus (by 859 million) followed by a narrowing of the services
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Greek stock market loses 1.8 pct in week of mixed messages, Q1 results
Economynet profit of 11.9 million (+12.7 percent) led by a double-digit rise in sales by 11.5 percent.... On Wednesday, Mytilineos posted a strong growth in Q1 net profit by almost 50 percent to 22.8 million... profits of 55 million from losses of 19 million a year ago, also due to a strong refining performance
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Greek stocks, bond yields show effects of worsening mood regarding country's prospects
Economyof the Athens Stock Exchange landed at 794.23, which is the lowest reading since April 24. As a result, despite the strong gains of 8.1 percent recorded last week, Greek shares are down by 5.5 percent.... In spite of the double-digit gains of 15.6 percent last week, they have suffered losses of 38.3 percent
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Erdogan's Hagia Sophia move adds to complexity, uncertainty of Greek-Turkish relations
PoliticsForeign Policycompromised, the issue is stirring up some strong sentiments among Greeks because the building is seen..., bilateral cooperation between EU-Turkey on the refugee/migrant issue and developments related to Libya... violation of the arms embargo in Libya, according to a high-ranking EU official. There is a growing
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After local elections in Turkey, Athens hopes recent tension with Ankara will ease
PoliticsForeign Policyof Agathonisi, in the eastern Aegean. Athens has lodged a strong demarche and according to diplomatic sources, the Turkish Ambassador to Greece, Burak Özügergin, has given reassurances to his interlocutors... and Cyprus in Jerusalem on March 20, which received the strong political support of Washington. Even
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Newsletter 123 - 16/06/2017
percent in the previous month, according to ELSTAT data. The headline figure is the second double-digit... and 63.4 percent respectively in March. Following the strong performance in March, the aggregate figure... million euros over the goal thanks to strong underspend Primary expenditure decreased for the second
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