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Budget primary shows deficit of 7.01 bln in September
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance recorded a deficit of 7.01 billion euros in the first nine months of 2020, compared to a surplus of 4.47 billion noted in September 2019, the final Finance Ministry (MoF... during the first nine months of the year. Personal income tax (PIT) was below target by 763 million
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Podcast - Long live the revolution: The legacy of Greece's 1821 war of independence
AgoraGreece is celebrating the 200th anniversary of its war of independence, which began in 1821 and allowed Greeks to free themselves of Ottoman rule and oppression, and form their own nation-state. To mark this occasion, we spoke to Sakis Gekas, the Hellenic Heritage Foundation (HHF) Chair of Modern
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PWC report finds Greek fire damage above average despite lower incidence
SocietyA report by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) which examined Greece’s firefighting capabilities has... to PWC, which was found to be less than the average among southern European countries. Despite... hectares when compared to non-election years. PWC identified three main causes for Greece suffering
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Greek tourism building strength but needs to diversify, PWC study finds
EconomyFeaturesPWC Greece has released an overview of the Greek tourism industry which analyses the industry’s current developments and future potential. The study, titled “The Next Day of Greek Tourism” showed... the low number of sales, PWC found that there is a significant bid-ask gap for hotel companies on sale
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General govt primary cash deficit at 7.01 bln in Sept, arrears up by 113 mln
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s general government (gg) primary cash deficit came to 7.01 billion euros in the first nine months of the year compared to a surplus of 4.53 billion in the same period last year, according... at a deficit of 7.01 billion euros. The budget primary balance for the same time last year came
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Budget primary shows deficit of 7.01 bln as revenues suffer in September
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance recorded a deficit of 7.01 billion euros in the first nine months of 2020, compared to a surplus of 4.47 billion noted in September 2019, the preliminary Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution bulletin for September showed on Thursday. The primary surplus was below its
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Greece and Turkey edging forward with political dialogue
PoliticsForeign Policy, and the Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Tereza Aggelatou. Each party has nominated two... by both sides to rebuild trust and engage in political dialogue with a view to finding a definitive
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Sharp rise in M&A activities as 2019 proves record year
EconomyFeaturesby PricewaterhouseCoopers Greece (PWC), which points to improving investor and business appetite... banks to the value of 236 million euros. In 2018, a total of 51 M&A transactions were recorded by PWC..., and representing a record year for such activity in Greece. According to PWC, this activity has been
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Alpha seals bad loans sale deal, lenders brace for NPE management in Covid-19 era
EconomyBankingthe third quarter of 2020. PricewaterhouseCoopers Business Solutions S.A. (PwC) is acting as the Bank’s...Alpha Bank announced on Wednesday that it had entered into a binding agreement for the disposal... released by the bank, they said that they had received a binding offer from Poseidon Financial
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Alpha Bank launches major securitisation as banks ready portfolios for Hercules scheme
EconomyBankingis expected to be around 2 billion euros. The process allows potential investors to submit non-binding bids by the end of March. Deutsche Bank and PWC's consultants Alantra and AXIA are acting as partners
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