Great Recession in Europe
Greek economy shrinks in first quarter, contraction deepens
Greece's economy contracted in January-to-March compared to last year's fourth quarter, the country's statistics service (ELSTAT) said on Thursday.
The seasonally adjusted data showed gross domestic product shrank 1.6 percent in the first quarter, at a faster pace compared to a 0.7 percent contraction in October-to-December.
An historic moment for Europe?
"I fear German power less than her inactivity," remarked Poland's Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski at the height of the eurozone crisis. More than Germany leading Europe, Europe must fear a Germany that eschews its leadership responsibilities.
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Greek government expects 33.4bn euro in EU aid, loans
Greece is expected to have a net allocation of 33.4 billion euros from a European recovery fund, while the country's contribution to the fund will total 10.1 billion euros for a gross receipt of 43.5 billion euros, according to a plan presented by the European Commission on Wednesday.
FinMinCitu: The 3.3 billion euro loan gives us comfort of financing all expenditure foreseen in budget
We have gone out on the international markets and the interest in Romania has been almost 14 billion euros, of which we have chosen to borrow 3.3 billion euros, the Public Finance Minister Florin Citu said after the government meeting on Wednesday. He specified that the loan offered the possibility of financing expenditure from the budget without any problems.
Greek credit expands 0.7 pct y/y in March
Total credit in Greece's banking system expanded 0.7 percent year-on-year in March after a 1.0 percent decline in the previous month, Bank of Greece data showed on Friday.
[Reuters]
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Prices drop in April
Inflation turned negative in Greece in April, largely because of the collapsing oil prices, the EU statistics agency Eurostat announced Thursday.
The consumer price index dropped 0.9 percent in April, compared to April 2019; in March, inflation was 0.2% and last April, 1.1%.
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Greek current account deficit widens in January
Greece's current account deficit widened in January compared with the same month a year earlier, the Bank of Greece said on Friday.
Central bank data showed the deficit was 1.29 billion euros ($1.39 billion) from a deficit of 1.18 billion euros in January 2019.
[Reuters]
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Mitsotakis announces new measures to shore up economy
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has announced a 10 billion euro spending plan to prop up the already battered Greek economy in order to survive the unfolding global economic disaster caused by the Coronavirus pandemic.
Unemployment rate at 13.7 pct in December 2019
Turkey's unemployment rate in December 2019 stood at 13.7 percent, the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) revealed on March 10.
The figure was marginally up from the same month of the previous year, rising 0.2 percentage point, TÜİK said in a statement.
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Greek current account deficit shrinks in December
Greece's current account deficit shrank in December 2019 compared with the same month a year earlier, the Bank of Greece said on Thursday.
Central bank data showed the deficit was 0.54 billion euros ($582.98 million), down from 1.514 billion euros in December 2018. Tourism revenues increased to 289 million euros from 272 million in the same month in 2018.
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