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Underwhelming GDP highlights investment falling short of mark
EconomyMacroeconomy, as the momentum from the pandemic recovery started to ease, GDP recorded growth rates of 2 pct, 2.7... for. That said, growth of 2 pct that outpaces the EU and the eurozone almost four times can hardly... between 2 and no more than 2.5 pct. Once again, fixed capital formation is expected to grow by more
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Newsletter 416 - 15/03/2024
authorities. Even the lower growth rate of 2 pct last year puts Greece well ahead of the eurozone and EU... certainly live with a growth rate in the region of 2 pct for 2023. The area that the Greek authorities... expect growth rates of between 2 pct and 2.5% pct This will only complicate matters as the fiscal
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Where is Greek growth coming from?
Agora, as we remember. 2) Then came a period of gradual recovery, from mid-2013 to end- 2019. Growth rates... concluded that real growth could be over 2 percent, even up to 2.5 percent. I have some concerns about...; dotted line is Euro20).[2] In Greece, consumption hovers around 90 percent of GDP, whereas in the Euro20
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Newsletter 443 - 29/11/2024
at just 4.3 pct, down by more than 2 points since the last poll. Having established themselves... is on the cusp with 3 pct. The poll also projects 2 pct for the Spartiates, the Golden Dawn... one percentage point, with a 2023 negative saving rate of close to 2 pct. This leads Greece
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Moody's upgrading Greece to investment grade puts an end to painful 15-year cycle
Economydigitalisation strategy. In 2024 alone, anti-evasion measures yielded an extra 2 billion euros in tax revenue... to maintain primary budget surpluses of 2–2.5 pct of GDP through the medium term. Greece has also consistently met NATO's 2 pct of GDP defence spending target, avoiding the need for major new defence
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Q1 GDP virtually unchanged with just 0.04 pct QoQ growth, investments drop sharply
EconomyMacroeconomyby 0.7 percent. Exports of goods were down by 0.8 percent QoQ and services exports decreased by 2 percent. Imports of goods dropped by 0.03 percent and services were up by 2 percent. Compared to Q1 2024... in 2025. In its latest WEO released in April, the IMF sees growth of 2 pct in 2025. In its latest
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Q2 GDP moderates further to 1.7 pct YoY as households spending slows
EconomyMacroeconomytaken H1 growth to just under 2 percent, which suggests stronger growth will be needed in H2... by 0.8 percent and services were down by 2 percent. Compared to Q2 2024, final consumption... in April, the IMF sees growth of 2 pct in 2025. In its latest economic outlook this month, the OECD
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Newsletter 488 - 12/12/2025
grew by 0.6 pct quarter-on-quarter and 2 pct compared to the same period last year. Growth over the first nine months averages 2 pct, and strong private spending during the festive season will be needed... to 2 pct in 2026, or slightly below, with Capital Economics the latest to predict 1.8 pct for next
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Fear and loathing in Athens: an ex-minister's take on troika reviews
PoliticsGreek Politicsand if the government has found a way to settle more than 500 million euros of state debts to the Athens... identifies a number of problems in the way the government went about its business, including a lack... change if 15,000 civil servants are sacked in any way possible? We discussed exactly this subject over
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Is Democratic Left set to make a shock return to Greece's coalition?
PoliticsGreek PoliticsBakoyannis’s proposal, DIMAR leader Fotis Kouvelis made it clear he could not see a way back... and Samaras in the build up to the closure of ERT and that he did not envision a way these divisions could... were also evident in the way DIMAR reacted to the idea of resuming its cooperation with New Democracy
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