Economic Research

The interest rate hikes by the European Central Bank and the increase in net interest income lead to an excessive accumulation of profits in Greek and European banks and fuel the inflation of banking greed ("bankflation"), warns the Center for Planning and Economic Research (KEPE).

The recession caused by the Covid-19 pandemic will lead to an increase in bad loans through the rise in unemployment, according to the Center for Planning and Economic Research (KEPE).

Even the state-funded Center of Planning and Economic Research (KEPE) is now forecasting that growth this year will fail to meet government expectations of 2.3 percent, estimating that it will come to 1.76 percent instead.

Official employment of non-Greeks in Greece has been in decline in recent years, contributing to a wave of departures by foreign nationals from the crisis-hit eurozone country and compelling many to seek work off the books, recent research by an Athens-based think-tank has shown.

Attica, the Cyclades and Crete account for over 60 percent of the Greek properties that are available for short-term lease on online platforms such as Airbnb and TripAdvisor, according to a report on the sector by Greece's Center of Planning and Economic Research (KEPE), as the total figure of properties available seems to be doubling every year.

Consumers and employment in Greece have enjoyed considerable benefits from the opening up of commodity markets implemented since 2010 (in the context of the bailout programs and the recommendations of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development), according to a study by the Center of Planning and Economic Research (KEPE).

 KEPE says GDP could grow by up to 20 pct in the next six years

The Greek economy may be rebounding, but there are still risks that could derail this recovery, according to three separate studies published on Thursday by the Center of Planning and Economic Research (KEPE), BNP Paribas and the Economist.

 Top research center stresses political stability, reforms – especially privatizations – and tackling corruption

The recovery of the Greek economy, which is already under way, depends on seven key factors outlined by the country’s respected Center of Planning and Economic Research (KEPE) in a report released on Wednesday.

 Citigroup revises its forecast from GDP drop to increase in 2014

The Center of Planning and Economic Research (KEPE) expects Greece’s economy to revert to expansion in the current quarter and that growth will amount to 0.5 percent at the end of the year, according to a report issued on Tuesday.