All News on Economics in Greece
Not a peachy outlook: Greek producers despair over Trump's new tariffs
A tariff war between the European Union and the United States is threatening to buckle one of Greece's most buoyant export sectors, which survived a decade of economic crises but possibly not President Donald Trump.
Greek olives escape US tariff hike
European producers of specialty agricultural products like French wine, Italian Parmesan and Spanish olives are facing a US tariff hike due on Friday with a mix of trepidation and indignation at being dragged into a trade war they feel they have little to do with.
US tariffs to hurt peach and can producers
Exporters and farmers alike are seriously concerned about Washington's intention to impose additional tariffs on a series of Greek products, at a time when local exports to the United States have been staging a recovery.
AI to help retailers measure up their clientele
New technology that will be introduced at an unnamed retail chain in Greece as of November will allow the business access to the private information of its customers, from gender and age group to body size, with a scan.
EU unhappy with Greek reforms, debt relief in doubt
Greece's bailout creditors say the country has fallen behind on several key reforms that have been set as a condition for debt relief.
Greece must prove it means business
As next year looks set to bring multiple challenges in global markets, it is important for Greece to convince international investors that the fiscal risk has diminished and to normalize its credit system, UBS Wealth Management Global Chief Economist Paul Donovan tells Kathimerini.
Greek bank shares tumble amid fears over bad loans
Greek banking shares are down sharply amid investor fears over lenders' needs to reduce their large stock of bad loans resulting from the financial crisis.
A possible path for employment in the years ahead
In this follow-up Note for Discussion, we can complete the decomposition of the working-age population (WAP) into its component parts of participation (those people of working age who are working or looking for work), the labor force, unemployment, and, now, employment.
Varoufakis launches new political party
Yanis Varoufakis, Greece's former finance minister who transfixed Europe with his unconventional style at the climax of the debt crisis, launched a new party on Monday promising to free his country from debt bondage.
Joseph Stiglitz discusses 'value crisis' at Davos, Greek crisis
Joseph Stiglitz is a Davos veteran. The renowned economist and winner of the 2001 Nobel Memorial Prize has attended dozens of World Economic Forum sessions in a number of capacities (including vice president of the World Bank and chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers under the Clinton administration).
Outgoing EWG leader: only SYRIZA gov't really embraced reforms
Outgoing Euro Working Group Thomas Wieser has said that no other government has embraced economic reforms linked to Greece's bailout program to the extent that the current coalition led by leftist SYRIZA.
Explosion damages court complex; no injuries
A powerful explosion damaged a court complex in central Athens early Friday, hours after Parliament voted to crackdown on anti-bailout protesters who gather regularly at the building.
Police said the blast occurred before dawn, following warning telephone calls to the offices of a daily newspaper and news website.
Greek pensioners protest against government that 'took everything'
Several hundred elderly Greeks marched through Athens on Thursday, protesting against a government they say "took everything" with a new round of cuts to pensions and crumbling health care benefits.
Bailout programs have only helped 'to a limited extent'
The three bailout programs applied since 2010 "only helped Greece to recover to a limited extent," while all of them lacked a growth strategy for the economy, according to a report by the European Court of Auditors (ECA) on the Greek bailouts issued on Thursday.
Greek banks plan record sale of bad loans as pressure mounts
Three of Greece's largest lenders plan to sell up to 5.5 billion euros in bad loans by early next year, sources said, as the country's central bank chief called on the creaking banking sector to act faster to tackle its bad-debt problem.