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Retail sales up by 1.2 pct in March on higher activity in dept stores, clothing
EconomyMacroeconomyindex also grew by 1.5 percent after a marginal drop of 0.1 percent in February, also growing... the end of last year. Retail trade confidence dropped by four points to 6.2 following a strong rise
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Newsletter 164 -08/06/2018
of those who are unemployed continue to improve, with the latest month showing a drop in unemployed... deficit, which landed at 7.08 billion. The driving factor was a strong increase of 13.2 percent
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Trade deficit down by 15.8 pct in May on reduced imports, higher exports
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s trade deficit fell by 15.8 percent in May, picking up pace from April’s drop of 4.6 percent, according to data from the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) released on Friday... deficit, which landed at 8.55 billion. The driving factor was a strong increase of 13.7 percent
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May current account shows surplus of 191.5 million as underlying indicators improve
EconomyMacroeconomybalance in the aggregate period was boosted by strong performance for the month of May, and increased..., stemming largely from an 2 billion-euro drop in residents' holdings of foreign bonds and T-Bills. A net
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Greece on track for bumper tourism year, figures show
EconomyFeaturesvisitors showed a sharper drop of 36.6 percent to 15,700. It is worth noting that the first quarter... up to June of this year further boosted the outlook for a strong tourism season. They showed
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Sharp increase in May arrivals, particularly from Germany, delivers travel balance boost
EconomyMacroeconomypercent to 201.5 million. As a result, the travel balance came to a strong surplus of 1.27 billion euros... Russia has recorded a significant drop of 35 percent to 36 million euros. During the first five months
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Fitch upgrades Greek rating to 'BB-', three notches from investment grade
Economyover the period, debt is expected to drop to 123 percent by 2030 from 182.7 percent of GDP... uncertainty and a strong tourism season. Fitch expects this deposit growth trend to continue. Looking forward
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Moody's explains cautious approach to Greek credit rating upgrade
Economyin the creditor countries make the current strong support over the long term less assured. On the liquidity... 3.6 percent in 2018 and 3.3 percent in 2019. Public debt will drop to 177.7 percent in 2019
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Industrial production up by 2 pct in September
EconomyMacroeconomyincreased by 4.6 percent, following a sharp drop of 11.3 percent in August, which was the largest MoM... from 53.6 points in September although orders and employment remain strong, marking more than
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Newsletter 186 -07/12/2018
continued to fall. There were 10,154 fewer unemployed people in September versus August, a drop... in the last eight months, while output was strong and driven by solid client demand. New orders rose
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