Search
-
The wrong prescription
Agorastores. The OECD suggests that this liberalisation would bring down the price of OTC drugs and reduce... average, according to the OECD report. Perhaps there is a little wiggle room here for prices to come down... contest. Ultimately, this comes down to a question of survival. The OECD itself makes it clear in its
5% -
PASOK stakes coalition survival on voters’ fear of uncertainty
PoliticsGreek PoliticsEuropean Parliament election result for the centre-left Olive Tree alliance could bring down... this would bring the government down, which would be damaging for the people involved and the party... Samaras has certainly played down the possibility of the government falling apart after May 25
5% -
Greek industrial turnover drop accelerates in April
EconomyMacroeconomyof the recorded decrease in April fully reflects a double-digit drop in manufacturing turnover (down 10 percent... decrease was recorded in wood and cork (down 39.4 percent), electrical equipment (down 36.9 percent) and motor vehicles (down 24.7 percent). It is also noteworthy that those sectors also showed
5% -
National Bank reports 1.15 bln H1 profit on back of 1 bln deferred tax
EconomyBankingat 109 million in H1 from 311 last year, down 65 percent. On a quarterly basis though, Q2 net profit... with a drop in loan provision by 17 percent to 705 million. The quarterly figures show PPI down 11.... The yearly drop mainly stems from a double-digit decrease in personnel expenses (down 16 percent), while
5% -
Industrial production falls by 5.1 pct in September for seventh straight drop
EconomyMacroeconomythree sub-indices showed a modest decline, with water supply down 1.1 percent, while mining... with the sharpest decrease recorded in motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers (down 54 percent), computers, electronic and optical products (down 43.6 percent) and other transport equipment (down
5% -
Newsletter 8 - 19/12/2014
leader Alexis Tsipras, meanwhile, fears that he would be damaged politically if he backs down now... down The non-seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate fell to its lowest quarterly level for two years... upset that SYRIZA’s MEPs in Brussels proposed that he stand down after revelations of Luxembourg’s
5% -
Greek budget primary surplus at 3.57 bln by end of November, beating target by 691 mln
EconomyMacroeconomyterms, the 11-month figure reached 44.47 billion, down 1.6 percent. Note that this year’s figure... by 5.8 percent in November with the 11-month figure down 5.6 percent to 37.06 billion, 1.12 billion... bringing the 11-month figure marginally down (-0.1 percent) to 16.83 billion. On the flipside, grants
5% -
Stronger rise of 4.1 pct for Greek industrial turnover in October
EconomyMacroeconomy). In contrast, the sharpest drop was recorded in other transport equipment (down 51.4 percent), with motor vehicles and trailers (down 40.4 percent), leather and related products (down 19.7 percent) and wood and cork (down 17.6 percent) following suit. Τhe Markit’s Manufacturing PMI slightly improved
5% -
Industrial turnover dips again in November after upswing in two previous months
EconomyMacroeconomy. The highest drop was posted by transport equipment (down 62 percent), followed by leather and related products (down 34.1 percent), wearing apparel (down 19.8 percent) and textiles (down 14.9 percent
5% -
Newsletter 13 - 30/01/2015
Athens would give in return is not clear but Tsipras clearly put clamping down on tax evasion... tracking down tax evaders. Clearly, there will have to be more to what the new government is offering... after election Government tries to play down concerns For first time since Greece’s accession
5%