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Newsletter 365 - 13/01/2023
it emerged that he had profited from government contracts. The two cases, coming in fast succession, have... of the brewing clash between the high-ranking judicial official and the independent watchdog, which... that it was a probe by the watchdog which revealed last summer that the National Intelligence Service (EYP
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IMF examines where programme went wrong, what lessons were learnt
EconomyProgrammeprogramme. The fiscal adjustment had to be large and fast-paced and would largely rely on primary..., attractive terms of bond exchange, constraints in the OSI related to existing official EU loans... of structural reforms in the labour, product and service markets to remain a viable euro area member
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Tax cuts spearhead Mitsotakis's message in Thessaloniki
PoliticsGreek Politics, Italy and Malta in a bid to attract foreign investment. Mitsotakis also pledged to fast-track major... pledged to implement a permanent mobility scheme across the civil service. Primary surplus During... in Brussels on Friday, a eurozone official said that Greece’s representative at last week’s Euro Working
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One unicorn does not a Silicon Valley make: positive news on startup front also highlights limitations
EconomyFeaturesa valuation of 2 billion USD for Viva Wallet, making it Greece’s first official “unicorn” – a company... 534 companies. Research undertaken by startup service provider Found.ation traced around 2,000... report puts it. “Greek founders comprise a fast-growing network spread across the world, and companies
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PM opts for unconventional choice to overcome snag at new ministry
PoliticsGreek PoliticsMitsotakis had his fingers burned last week when he tried to appoint an official from outside New Democracy... will be given fast-track Greek citizenship, will be an easy target for criticism should his ministry fail... brief comments, Tournas focussed on strengthening the fire service as one of the key tasks ahead
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Newsletter 107 - 17/02/2017
days. Perhaps the most significant aspect of the EU official’s visit was his insistence... return to inflation First positive CPI reading since February 2013 Τhe Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose... by European Commission and ECB officials as part of the effort to rubberstamp Greece’s fiscal data
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Athens struggles with civil service evaluation, reduction of arrears
EconomyProgrammerepeated meetings with government officials. Last year, the participation of ministry staff stood... evaluation process in the coming days. Another issue that involves government officials racing to meet
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GDP falls 8.2 pct in 2020, but rises 2.7 pct QoQ in Q4
EconomyMacroeconomywas better than anticipated by the government and other official institutions, though it is subject... of services plunged 55.4 percent. Τhe latest figures from the Bank of Greece for December showed that travel... in Q4 was largely driven by a 31.8 percent increase in exports of goods and services and a 3.6 percent
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Health service in spotlight as govt scrabbles for more measures to contain Covid
PoliticsGreek Politicsofficials found to have jumped the vaccination queue. Furthermore, the inability to get the virus
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CPI falls at a slower pace of 0.5 pct in February
EconomyMacroeconomythe 1-percent mark. The official forecasts from the Finance Ministry and the European Commission call...Τhe Greek Consumer Price Index (CPI) fell by 0.5 percent in February after a 0.7 percent drop... May 2012 by 0.5 percent in February. In addition, services index marginally increased by 0.1 percent
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